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Disagree, a yield sign means drivers don't even slow down unless something bigger is actually in the intersection. It's the micro transgressions, like rolling through stop signs, rolling right turns on red lights, and rolling through flashing pedestrian crossings while they're still occupied that cause a lot of problems. Why can't people just stop - it's not like you're pushing the car and need the momentum. Here's how I do it on my motorcycle - if I come to a stop sign my bike must be at a full stop, with my foot on the ground. If my foot doesn't stop on the ground, I know I've broken the law and rolled through. Cars need some means beyond eyesight and arse sensation to tell the driver that he's come to a stop, or hasn't.
With icy and snowy roads, it sometimes requires using a rolling stop. Else they end up spinning their wheels, especially on inclines.
That's called problem transference. Your vehicle is ill-equipped or otherwise unable to handle the road conditions legally, that's your problem. But when you say f#ck it, I'm just not going to stop, you've now transferred your problem to everyone else. The proper solution to your problem is to equip your vehicle for the conditions, stick to roads with conditions you can legally handle, or stay off the road until conditions improve. I can't stand problem transference.
In Europe, there are more yield than stop signs for that reason. Generally speaking, vision zero started in Europe. Guess where it is safer?
It works better where the drivers are more disciplined and less likely to run over pedestrians to get to their destination 10 seconds sooner.
Getting a license in western Europe is much more demanding. Improve the training before bringing yields.
What is required by law does not necessarily correlate with what is safe.
None that will satisfy you, but that’s not why you're asking is it? It’s a stop sign, just stop. What‘s the big deal?
On an downhill, the car's wheels may stop but the vehicle may still slide all the way across the intersection.
