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Name a worse intersection in Seattle

Name a worse intersection in Seattle

A 6-way stop.
One of which (4th Ave N heading S) requires a serious hill-start.
Three of which are susceptible to substantial backups (to and from 99, and from Queen Anne Dr to here) – all arterial traffic.
All of which are susceptible to Seattle drivers not knowing how multi-way stops work.

People go out of order here all the time, or (worse, imho) they wave other cars through, which then confuses everyone else.

Just today some guy got out of his car in traffic screaming that people were going way too early because “you have to go clockwise”. First: Calm down. Second: What?

As a PSA, here’s what you’re supposed to do:

  1. First vehicle to stop goes first
  2. If two or more stop at the same time:
    • The vehicle on the right goes first
  3. If opposite vehicles stop at the same time:
    • A vehicle going straight or turning right goes before a left-turning vehicle

I go through here all the time so I’m biased, but this feels like it’s got to be the worst intersection in the city. What other horror shows are lurking out there?

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