Anyone know of any statistical studies done on stop signs?
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I googled "stop sign statistics", and a fine study came up at the top of the list.\n\nhttp://www.cis.ysu.edu/~chang/student_proj/S3743_s02/s3743s02KenAl.pdf
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http://www.justice.vic.gov.au/__ca2569020010c266.nsf/All/55b384fd4a06bbe8ca256e4d0014ff67?OpenDocument&Click=\n\n\nI found this site, it has some statistics for you.
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Ha ha. I guess our signs should be clearer, huh.  But:\n"No passing of other cars once your car passes this sign up until the point where there is another sign or the solid yellow line ends" might be just a little too much for a roadsign to carry.\n\nBut, by the way, for those of you who don't remember your roadsign trivia, a roadsign that's black on white is a proscriptive road sign. It tells you things that are illegal to do (I.e. Speed Limit, Do Not Pass, etc.)  Yellow and Black may also be prescriptive (i.e. "No Passing Zone") but more often are just cautionary (Deer Crossing, Stoplight ahead, etc.)
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Depends on the sample size and population and things.  Generally, a z-table is good enough.  If the area outside is .0002, then that's around 3.7 sigmas.
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try netdetective.  that sight is reliable.
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there r signs by which you can tell
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round up works well. state road crews use it commercially so that should give you some indication
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findlaw.com, NYS S 1172. Stop signs and yield signs.  \n(a) Except when directed to proceed by a police officer, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop sign shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then\nshall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or in the event there is no crosswalk, at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of the approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection and the right to proceed shall be subject to the provisions\nof section eleven hundred forty-two.\n\n  (b) The driver of a vehicle approaching a yield sign if required for safety to stop shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, then shall stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection, or in the event there is no crosswalk, at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of the\napproaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection and the right to proceed shall be subject to the provisions of section eleven hundred forty-two.
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Geography of crime\nAssessing the geography of vandalism: evidence from a Swedish city. Urban Studies, 2005, 42, 1637-1656. (with V.Ceccato) \n'Modelling high intensity crime areas: comparing police perceptions with offence/offender data in Sheffield.' Environment & Planning A. 2005, 37(3), 503-524. (with M.Craglia and P.Signoretta). \n'Crime in border regions: the Scandinavian case of Oresund 1998-2001.' Annals, Association of American Geographers, 2004, 94, 807-826. (with V.Ceccato). \n'Exploring offence statistics in Stockholm City using spatial analysis tools' Annals, Association of American Geographers, 2002, 92, 29-51. (with V.Ceccato and P.Signoretta) \n'Modelling high intensity crime areas in English cities'. Urban Studies, 2001, 38, 1921-41. (with M.Craglia and P.Signoretta). \n'A comparative evaluation of approaches to urban crime pattern analysis' Urban Studies, 2000, 37, 711-29. (with M.Craglia and P.Wiles) \n\nAssessing the geography of vandalism: Evidence from a Swedish city\nVania Ceccato A1 and Robert Haining A2 \n\nA1 Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DT, UK, +44 1223 335 356\nA2 Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Downing Place, Cambridge, CB2 3EN, UK, +44 1223 333 392\n\nAbstract: \n\nThis paper investigates the occurrence of vandalism at the small-area level for the Swedish city of Malmö using data from the Skåne Police Authority's database. Demographic, socioeconomic and land use characteristics measured at the small-area level are used as predictors of vandalism with particular interest in the role of collective resources. Standardised vandalism ratios were calculated and mapped using a geographical information system (GIS). Spatial regression models were used to test hypotheses relating to the variation in vandalism rates. Findings show that spatial variation in vandalism is significantly related to social disorganisation risk factors as well as land use factors, but that the physical presence of local leisure associations (a ‘collective resource’) produces higher vandalism rates.
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Panhandle.Maybe you can make a sign that says "WILL WORK FOR FOOD" And stand at either a Red light or a Freeway off ramp near the Stop sign.
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signs are three types:\nwarning: triangle\nformal: rectangle\nprevention and allawance :circular\nthe stop sign has 8 sides to know even if you looked from the back of it
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Quantitative methodologies... statistical analysis?   How many pages allowed on here... there are books and books about it... try reading literature on the above... infinite (well almost!) sources available on line, at the library and in book shops
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try your national statistics office
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I can give you a starting point and you can decide how much research you want to do. Minneapolis Minnesota installed the same system. It ran for about a year before someone appealed the ticket high enough that the cameras had to be turned off. So there is "case law" out there somewhere.
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Try the Bureau of Labor Statistics at www.bls.gov.  Not sure if this is along the lines of what you need, but they have alot of information.
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try going to www.lasuperiorcourt.org and click on traffic or traffic tickets.  you can also try typing the traffic code violations number in any search engine.  i'm sure they'll come up.  that's what I did.
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See if there is info in this thesis.\n\nhttp://www.lib.ncsu.edu/theses/available/etd-05242004-083438/unrestricted/etd.pdf