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74 °F Forecast | Road Cams Tuesday, May 24, 2005 Today's News | Shop Our Valley | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery | Contact Us SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Health Biz Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Real Estate Guide Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley SHOP OUR VALLEY AutoFinder HomeFinder JobFinder Classified Place an ad TOP JOBS EXTRA Ashland News NIE Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People Volunteer Moving here? eSouthernOregon CUSTOMER SERVICE FAQ's Advertise with us Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend May 11, 2005 Since you asked Stop signs aren’t the cure-all one might imagine As you know, speeding in neighborhoods is a huge concern, and in the past when the question of signage has been brought up, the biggest issue has been cost to the city. What would happen if I bought stop signs and had them installed, for my own safety? — Bill H., Medford Well, Bill, we’re not sure stop signs would slow folks down in your neighborhood. (Maybe speed bumps would be more appropriate.) But even if you did this, you’d be wasting your money because they’d be illegal. "Cost has never been a factor in deciding where to place traffic control devices," says Cory Crebbin, Medford’s public works director. Crebbin says state and city regulations require a minimum amount of traffic before a stop sign can be planted. Advertisement When drivers come up to an intersection with no stop signs, everyone tends to be cautious. But if drivers come to an intersection that seldom has cross-traffic (but has stop signs), drivers blow through without stopping or looking and WHAM! — it actually increases accidents, he said. If you think your neighborhood warrants stop signs, Crebbin says write a letter to the Public Works Department at Medford City Hall. The staff can do a traffic study of the intersection. He said such action has, believe it or not, resulted in spanking new stop signs being installed. Send questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by e-mail to [email protected] . We’re sorry, but the volume of questions received prevents us from answering all of them. Mail Tribune Home | Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life | Opinion AP News | Archives | Site Map | Community | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune, Inc. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | Website Feedback Free Music Downloads Conference Calls - $50/Month Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker, Trunk, Footlockers home equity loans helzberg diamonds Distance Education Diamonds Online Poker Auto Insurance Mesothelioma Slippers Student Loans tcg student loan consolidation teleconferencing Website Design & Marketing Memory Foam Mattress w2 forms Mortgage Calculator Free Home-Loan Referrals Payday Loans Advertisement s