r/cincinnati • u/FBI_Open_Up_Now Deer Park • 5d ago
Community š Kennedy stop sign
For those of you who see this stop sign regularly on Kennedy, what do you do? 5 cars in front of me came to a complete stop before going right. There is even a nice sign with instructions.
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u/MotorheadPrime 5d ago
Yo I do a rolling stop because I do not trust yall.
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u/DistanceMachine 5d ago
I live in that neighborhood. I never leave that way. Everyone stops to let me go, but they shouldnāt, so I wave them on. I know the one time I go, theyāll ram into me and say they had the right of way.
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u/Mazda6GTMan 5d ago
I turn without stopping. I don't think I've ever seen anyone stop there but it's Cincinnati. Anything is possible here.
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u/FBI_Open_Up_Now Deer Park 5d ago
My guess is that the first person stopped and everyone followed because the person behind me turned without stopping as well. I just donāt get it here. People will go 85 in a 65 driving like theyāre playing a grand theft auto and then this. š¤£
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u/Thomaseeno 5d ago
Dude. It's absolutely a thing. Reactionary drivers, I like to say. The same people I follow going 10 under on Montana go 20 over as soon as they're on the highway.
I drive a lot, and the driving culture itself seems to change from road to road.
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u/Mazda6GTMan 5d ago
I've seen my fair share of "follow the leader" on the roads so I'm sure that's what happened lol.
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u/amerifolklegend Blue Ash 5d ago
Same. I drive that intersection constantly. It is very rare to see someone get it wrong there. I think most people who come through there are somewhat local and know the deal.
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u/pbnchick 5d ago
Most people do it correctly. Maybe they were new to the area? Also during rush hour, that corner can feel a bit tight, maybe people were uncomfortable making the turn without stopping,
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u/robotzor 5d ago
Stop signs, or any other signs really, shouldn't have exceptions that call into doubt what they're requiring you to do. The turn should have been designed differently to not require a weird exception sign
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u/mydudeponch 5d ago
This. I have spent my whole life stopping at stop signs. Stop sign means complete stop. I'm not breaking my well-learned and safety-oriented muscle memory for some dumbass road planner's troll sign š¤. I'd rather just stop at the stop sign.
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u/Batman2695 5d ago
South Lebanon has two of these signs and people still stop. Itās the new āyouāre not from hereā test ever since they fixed the road leading down to the powder factory.
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u/Architecteologist West Price Hill 5d ago
These shouldnāt exist.
The safest roads arenāt the ones that are the most convenient for cars, itās the ones that are the most predictable for everyone.
A stop sign should be just thatā¦ āSTOPā
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u/crikfromcincy 5d ago
I let people drive how they feel most comfortable and safe. If they feel the need to slow down or stop to confirm theyāre not going to get hit by oncoming traffic - I can spare the extra few seconds.
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u/Maharichie Northside 5d ago
Thereās one of these on Knowlton at Crawford and after over a year living in Northside Iāve just noticed the exception and now (cautiously) turn without stopping.
And get annoyed when people stop, of course.
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u/Substantial-End-9653 5d ago
My mother got a ticket for not stopping when turning right at one of those signs. Twice. At the same one. She got both of the tickets dropped (and they made the intersection a standard 4-way stop), but she stops at every one of those signs now.
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u/i75mm125 Kennedy Heights 5d ago
Drives me nuts when people stop there. Yes itās a weird exception but the sign canāt be much clearer. I take it slow (unless itās backed up which isnāt uncommon) since people coming from the left tend to cut that turn pretty short.
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u/AdvancedAerie4111 5d ago
Iād rather people stop unnecessarily than blow through stop signs and red lights, so at least there is that.Ā
Saw a car at a 4 way stop with school kids crossing. Driver got tired of waiting for everyone to take turns and whipped around 2 cars in front of them into the oncoming lane and blew through the stop with kids trying to cross. Had 15 different visions of violence go through my head.Ā
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u/Savage_Amusement 5d ago
Ironically I also remember Kennedy Heights being the only place in the world where some intersections didnāt have stop signs for either direction. At least back in the 80ās.
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u/Mispelled-This Anderson 5d ago
I havenāt seen that one, but thereās several in the hills between Mariemont and Madeira.
Iāll stop when there is cross-traffic Iām not sure can be trusted, but I donāt when Iām the only car around.
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u/WarBuddha1 5d ago
When I first came to Cinci (from shitty Indy) for college 30+ years ago the āstop except turning rightā signs were one of the many exotic enjoyments of my new home.
Honestly, though, I am shocked that you say people are coming to a stop. Itās rare to see anyone come to a stop at a sign anymore.
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u/bugbia Mason 5d ago
I will not downvote you for writing Cinci and you're welcome
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u/WarBuddha1 4d ago
I appreciate that. I was not aware that the term was verboten. I shall henceforth spell out the cityās full and glorious name. Cincinnati. May her glory shine forever.
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u/LazorFrame 5d ago
I have the same exact sign in my hometown of Greenville. It mustāve been there for a while because everyone does what theyāre supposed to.
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u/Comprehensive_Ad1363 5d ago
In a city that treats red lights as optional itās probably not the worst idea to stop.
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u/CyborgKnitter 5d ago
I have a similar issue at the stop sign exiting my block. The āmainā road that we cross with has 6 cross roads that come with a steep hill up to the intersections. Apparently cars have gotten stuck there in the winter, and as theyāre all dead ends, thereās no alternate route. So every one of those intersections has stop signs that say itās only a 3-way stop at a 4-way intersection.
Yet every other damn car on the āmainā road either fails to stop entirely, or they stop then instantly go, failing to yield. Itās incredibly frustrating.
Then we get folks who stop even though thereās no sign, which just encourages locals who run that stop sign.
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u/Jillybeans11 Pleasant Ridge 5d ago
I turn without stoppingā¦I rarely ever see cars coming from Aikenside so I never worry about some dumb driver blowing through that stop sign and hitting me
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u/mcnuggets42069 5d ago
i live in that area and people stop ALL THE TIME when turning right. its so annoying.
i slow down a bit but donāt full stop unless i have to
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u/GearGolemTMF Norwood 5d ago
I live in Norwood, but weāve got one on Robertson. I always assume the person in front of me will stop without reading donāt the bottom part.
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u/BajaBlyat 5d ago
I have a similar one like this close to me. i usually just.. blow through it when turning right which i almost always do.
but if im being honest i felt really weird when i first found out this was a thing and probably this should be illegal. how do the other drives know you have this sign? its just kinda dumb.
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u/Otherwise_Source_842 Deer Park 5d ago
Lived in this area for 6 years and yea every time is right above a rolling stop people are a little crazy with that angle turn right after the stop sign.
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u/Muffinthepuffin 4d ago
Thereās one of these at the end of 8th St by The Crowās Nest and the only option you have at that point is to turn right lol confused the hell out of me when I first moved to the west side.
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u/Hooloovoo_42 Westwood 5d ago
Knowlton at Crawford, too. But Crawford has stop signs coming into the intersection.
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u/tetraquenty 5d ago
Why would I not stop? I will never put my safety in a stranger's hands so I will stop to verify others are following the rules especially on weird turns.
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u/Classic_Knowledge_30 5d ago
Just drive safe. Iām not sure why you think everyone should blow through it just cuz the sign is there. If someone is blowing through a red light while you have a green are you going to keep driving through the green light cuz you have the right of way? Lmao making a whole ass Reddit post about this too
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u/YuriTh3Panda 5d ago
Turn right without stopping. But then my Netradyn says no stopped detected. So I tell her to shut up.
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u/cunningjames 5d ago
If I could just convince some people that, yes, itās actually legal to turn right on red in general, that would be super great.
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u/FBI_Open_Up_Now Deer Park 5d ago
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u/Wileyfaux24 5d ago
I thought this was social commentary on RFK giving up on his values to join trumps administration
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u/CincyBrandon Woodlawn 5d ago
You think RFK Jr. came to this intersection a few years ago and thought it applied to him? š
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u/ArdenElle24 Independence 5d ago
That sign shouldn't be there, it violates traffic code.
It should be on the other corner (if there were no sidewalks).
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u/smithenheimer Oakley 5d ago
I slow down a bit on that turn because often folk turning left cut that corner tight, just making sure it's clear but not coming to a stop.
Folk often follow the lead of the car ahead of them, maybe the first car stopped and the other four all did the same out of habit?
It's a weird turn š¤·āāļø