Stop sign AND traffic light

[Notorious]

So I'm watching Squirrel's stream and notice that he either ignores or doesn't notice some of the stop signs. One junction he passed had a stop sign but also a traffic light that was showing green. What I'm wondering is if the stop sign is only there for when the traffic light is turned off or whether officially he's supposed to come to a full stop before continuing even though the light shows green.

[norbiq]

STOP signs only matter when traffic lights are off (yellow light flashing).

[Notorious]

Originally posted by norbiq:

STOP signs only matter when traffic lights are off (yellow light flashing).

Thanks

[White]

I have never in my life living in North carolina seen a stop sign at a stop light.

[Potato Buddy]

Originally posted by White:

I have never in my life living in North carolina seen a stop sign at a stop light.

Nor have I in Wisconsin, apart from a few folding signs that I would guess are there incase of light failure.

Originally posted by norbiq:

STOP signs only matter when traffic lights are off (yellow light flashing).

Flashing yellow lights just means to proceed through the intersection with caution, but you definitely don't need to stop for them.

[CreepyCanuck]

I've never seen a stop sign at a stop light, ever. I live in Toronto, been to every province, and I've been to 46 states.

Perhaps it's a European thing that's somehow carried over.

[Potato Buddy]

I guess they could be there for the right turn lane, but that's uncommon. Typically those are only there when the turning lane peels off from the main road.

[CreepyCanuck]

Originally posted by Rowsdower:

I guess they could be there for the right turn lane, but that's uncommon. Typically those are only there when the turning lane peels off from the main road.

Those are more commonly yield signs though. A red triangle as opposed to a stop sign.

Nevada is one state I have not been to, though, so maybe they're different.

[xaagon]

I grew up in Northern California and I have never seen a stop sign at a lighted intersection the way it was in Squirrel's video. I believe he was in Redding where this was. I think I also saw this in his next video where he was in Reno.

[Notorious]

For those of you who are interested to see the reason behind my question here is a link to the Twitch vod: http://www.twitch.tv/squirrel/v/38633952

If you skip to 06:25:30 you'll see what I mean

[Aper]

It's less common here in Quebec to see folded stop signs at traffic lights. They used to unfolde them when traffic lights didn't work, but today when traffic lights doesn't work, it's MANDATORY to make a stop at the said intersection, even if the traffic lights are blinking red or not working at all.

[LittleBlueDuneBuggy]

Originally posted by Aper:

It's less common here in Quebec to see folded stop signs at traffic lights. They used to unfolde them when traffic lights didn't work, but today when traffic lights doesn't work, it's MANDATORY to make a stop at the said intersection, even if the traffic lights are blinking red or not working at all.

This is how it works in America, if the light is messed up. Basically, it becomes an "all way stop", where the first person to get to the intersection has right of way, and if it's a tie, you yield to the right.

Late at night, the lights will go from normal, to blinking red on cross streets, and blinking yellow on the main road in lots of cities. Yellow basically means be careful in this case, and blinking red is treated like a stop sign.

I've never seen a stop sign at a lit intersection, and I'm 34 years old. Everyone in the US knows a broken light automatically turns into a 4-way stop, and they adjust accordingly.

[GenericallyNamed]

Originally posted by norbiq:

STOP signs only matter when traffic lights are off (yellow light flashing).

Is that a thing in California? I've been to quite a few states in the US, and I know for a fact that at night, some traffic lights blink red, instead of putting a stop sign and having the light blink yellow.

[kashel12]

turn right on red allowed if clear

[Hert the Fisherman]

I have no clue where SCS got there information for this. I have only seen this on 1 intersection in Napa Valley. Its not common at all. I wonder if SCS saw this on 1 intersection and thought it was normal, or people wont know what to do if the traffic signals go out. Also disappointed that there are no protected left turn signals which are the norm in United States.

[CreepyCanuck]

Originally posted by Notorious:

For those of you who are interested to see the reason behind my question here is a link to the Twitch vod: http://www.twitch.tv/squirrel/v/38633952

If you skip to 06:35:30 you'll see what I mean

All I see at that time marker is him driving on a highway talking about co-insurance, there are no stoplights or stopsigns anywhere near him.