Explain the considerations in deciding between stop control and yield control on a minor road approach at an intersection with a major road.

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

On approaches with yield signs, all drivers are required to slow down and yield
the right of way to all conflicting vehicles at the intersection. Stopping at yield signs is
not mandatory; drivers are only required to stop to avoid interfering with a traffic stream
that has the right of way. A stop sign is used where an approaching vehicle is required to
stop before entering the intersection.
Yield signs are usually placed on minor-road approaches, where it is necessary to
yield the right of way to the major-road traffic. The most significant factor in the warrant
for yield signs is the approach speed on the minor road, this sign should be placed on the
minor road if its approach speed is greater than 10 mi/h. This sign is warranted at
intersections where there is a separate or channelized right-turn lane without an adequate
acceleration lane.
Stop signs should be used only when they are warranted, since the use of these
signs results in considerable inconvenience to motorists. These signs should not be used
at signalized intersections or on through roadways of expressways. A stop sign may be
used on a minor road intersects a major road, at an unsignalized intersection, and where a
combination of high speed, restricted view, and serious crashes indicated the necessity for
such a control.