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by Grim-444 1318 days ago
Are you seriously making the claim that nearly 100% of motorists run stop signs, and using a less than one minute long video of one specific intersection with less than 10 vehicles in it as some sort of proof? You're making a pretty bold claim about millions/billions of people.
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Did you see the second video I posted where they went around to different intersections and counted up over a longer period of time and found that approximately 90% of cars roll through? It also agrees with my observations. Since I realized this I've gone to many intersections in my city and watched and sure enough, just about every single car rolls through. So I have

* a lifetime of experience as a driver, passenger, cyclist and pedestrian

* explicit counting in multiple intersections near me

* the video on twitter

* the informal study on youtube

which all agree. At what point do I have enough evidence to form a personal opinion for the sake of a hacker news comment?

Where are you seeing that 100% claim? Also, something doesn't have to be 100% to be a problem. The point is, a lot of motorists do it, and it's more of a problem when they do.