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<br />_ / f ~ ~ ~ _./ J. CONSULTING ENGINEERS <br />e """W_ Maier Stewart & Associates Inc. <br /> <br />MEMO <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Terry Maurer <br />Elk River City Engineer <br /> <br />George Stuempfig, P.E. <;M7 <br />MSA Traffic Engineer <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />September 2, 1993 <br /> <br />RE: <br /> <br />STOP SIGN REQUEST AT 4TH STREET AND NORFOLK AVENUE <br />(File No: 230-000-00) <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />This memo is in response to a request for stop sign control at the 4th Street/Norfolk Avenue <br />intersection as an attempt to reduce speed on 4th Street. The Minnesota Manual on Uniform <br />Traffic Control Devices (MMUlCD) states that because they are a substantial inconvenience <br />to motorists, stop signs should only be used where warranted. The MMUTCD lists four <br />warrants for stop sign control: <br /> <br />1. Intersection of a less important road with a main road where application of the <br />normal right-of-way rule is unduly hazardous. <br /> <br />2. Street entering a through highway or street. <br /> <br />3. Unsignalized intersection in a signalized area. <br /> <br />4. Other intersections where a combination of high speed, restricted view, and <br />serious accident record indicates a need for control by the STOP sign. <br /> <br />Unless there is a serious accident record at this intersection, it does not appear that stop signs <br />on 4th Street are warranted. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Beyond the warrants, the MMUlCD specifically states that stop signs should not be used for <br />speed control. This is because they generally don't work. They cause additional delay to <br />vehicles, and beyond the intersection vehicles typically accelerate to the speed they would <br />travel without the stop sign control. In some cases midblock speeds are even greater with <br /> <br />9800 SHELARD PARt<MIAY, SUITE 102, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55441 612-546-0432 <br />1959 SLOAN PLACE, SUITE 200, ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA 55117 612-774-6021 . Equal Opportunity Employer <br />