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10/10 advice there. Why even stop at red lights while you're at it?
Because a red light indicates that the cross traffic has the right away with a green light. Running it would likely cause a serious collision. Rolling through a stop sign is highly unlikely to cause a collision, as long as you yield to any cross traffic. Most stop signs don’t exist to give right away. They only exist for traffic calming reasons. Thats why they are usually 4-way.
This a great advice. No reason to wear out the brakes by stopping at a stop sign.
And the headlights will last longer if you just don't turn them on at night! I think we've just figured out how to make our cars last longer. Think how long signal lights will last if we stop signaling turns. And wiper motors will never go out if we just let the wind blow the rain off the windshield.
Are the stop signs 4-way? If so, it's a no brainer for me. I would choose the stop signs and make 10 quick California stops. 10 California stops = one red light, if your 45 second estimate is correct. Most traffic lights are on a 90+ second cycle.
Wear to your brakes will probably be insignificant. Regardless, if it saves you one traffic ticket, you will come out ahead.
Calirolls...be my choice too. If when done right should almost be a safe as complete stops..obviously if there is another vehicle or pedestrian,stop. Its that easy. Foot on brakes,scan intersection,slow way down...then mash the pedal on the right..haha
So I have the option to take two different ways to get to the highway in the morning. I live in a grid, so one of the ways has about 10 stop signs. The other way has lights and you can hit a green wave but you inevitably end up waiting in at least 3 lights for 45 seconds at a time. I know this seems like a small issue, but I hate taking the street with the lights, because there are often cops there, pulling you over if you go above 30 (on a 4 lane street) and then sitting at the lights is just annoying.
How bad is it for my brakes to hit 10 stop signs every morning. Will they wear off much faster? Thanks a lot
If you prefer the way with the 10 stop signs, go that way. Just don't rush from one stop to the next so you have to brake quickly and don't accelerate too quickly knowing you'll be stopping again momentarily. Hard braking will not only wear your brake pads but build up heat which can warp the rotors (and make the pedal vibrate annoyingly). Jackrabbit starts are one of the most stressful things on your transmission (and other parts like your half shafts/cv joints).
But driven in a normal manner, you should go the way you prefer.
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