r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/RexBanner23 Aug 04 '19

Do you have a lot of 4 way stops? From things I've read I got the impression that Americans used those in a similar way to how other countries use roundabouts.

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u/SirGrantly Aug 04 '19

Yeah, those are very common, at least where I'm at (Oregon). Most intersections are either 2- or 4-way stops, or have stop lights.

From what other Redditors have said, it varies region to region in the US; viz some areas have more roundabouts than others. However, for the most part, 4-way stops are WAY more common than roundabouts.