[OnRightOnLeftCoast]

A better solution for many drivers might be to get their head out of a very dark place while driving and get rid of all the distractons 'inside' the vehicle.

[Dixie Yooper]

I grew up in Great Britain, and over the past five years I’ve split my time between England and the United States. I’ve long found driving in the U.S. to be both annoying and boring. Annoying because of lots of unnecessary waits at stop signs and stoplights, and because of the need to obsess over speed when not waiting. Boring, scenery apart, because to avoid speeding tickets, I feel compelled to set the cruise control on long trips, driving at the same mind-numbing rate, regardless of road conditions.

This guy must be bored and annoyed the most with the cheap gas prices here compared to what he pays in his beloved homeland.

[pnh102]

I do not really see a problem with traffic enforcement on truly dangerous roads. I think any sort of enforcement should be done without any sort of police traps. Cops should be out in the open so that people see them and slow down. Anyone who gets a ticket in such a scenario only has themselves to blame.

[VeniVidiVici]

This guy is right on. We don’t always enforce traffic for safety, but also for revenue. We have stop signs that exist for no reason other than to regulate traffic flow which is BS. We have speed traps that nail people to to raise money rather than to preserve safety.

Look at all the stop signs in a parking lot next time you are in wal-mart or what not. And you *don’t* even have to stop at those.

[Cobra64]

Typically, I see yellow warning signs "35 MPH" and 100 yards before the turn: "State Speed Limit 70."

[BenLurkin]

You are correct that the number one cause of accidents is people driving while “HUA” (Head Up *$$) but the author's psycho-babbly premise is silly.

To say that we would be safer without stop signs is like saying we would be safer without seat-belts. It is demonstrably false.