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~ .~l ~~~txway ~~®~ A~~~ca~~~~~ ~~r~~~o~~r~ Multiway stop control can be ~~seful as a safety measure at intersections if certain traffic conditions exist, Safety concerns associated with multiway stops include pedestrians, bicyclists, and ail road users e~.pecting other toad users to stop, Multiway stop control is used where floe volume of tra~c an the intersecting reads is approximately equal, The rest~•ictions on the use of STOP signs described. in Section 2B.5 also apply to multiway stop applications, G~1IDAN'C~; The decision to install multiway stop control should be based an an engineering scurfy, The following criteria should be considered in the engineering study for a multiway STOP sign installation.; .A., where txafhc control signals are justified, the multi- way stop is aaa interim measure that can be bastalled quickly to control traffic while arrangements are being made far the i~astallation of the traffic control signal. B• A~ crash problem, as indicated by 5 or anon reported crashes in a 12-naanth period that are susceptible to correction by a multi-way stop installation. Such crashes include right- and lei-turn collisions as well as right-angle collisions, C. Minimum volumes; 1. The vehicular vahanae entering the intersection from the major street approaches total of bath approaches} averages at least 3a0 vehicles per hour faa' any 8 hours of an average day, and 2. The combined vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle valunae entering the intersection from the miaaor street approaches ~tota.l of both approaches averages at least ~a~ units per hoar for the same ~ hours, with an average delay to minor-street vehicular tragic of at least ~a seconds per vehicle dua-ing the highest hour, but 3. Zf'the 85t1a-perce~atile approach speed of the nnajor- street traffic e~cceeds do n~ph, the minimum vehicular volume warrants are 70 perceaat of the above values. lJ, where no sitagle criterio~a is satisfied, but whea'e Ca~teria fl, C,l, and C.~ are all satisfied to 80 percent of the nainimuna values, Criterion C,3 is excluded fix ono this condition. aPT~~N: ether' ca~teaia float may 1}e considered ua an engineering study include: A, The need to control left-turn conflicts; B, The need to coaatral vehiclelpedestrian conflicts near locations that generate high pedestrian volumes; C. Locations where a road. user, after stopping, cannot see conflicting tx'af~ric and is not able to reasonably safely negotiate the intersection unless conflicting crass traffic is also required to stop; and D, An intersection of two residential neighborhood collector through) streets of similar design and apea•ating characteristics where aaaultiway stop control would improve traffic operational characteristics of the intersection,