Uncontrolled
INT-UNC-07 Situational / Discouraged Intersections & Crossings
Uncontrolled
An intersection with no stop, yield, signal, or roundabout control, right-of-way resolved informally by the drivers and other road users present.
Typical at: Undeveloped Rural
Suburban is an edge case. Compact, Urban, and Core are unlikely pairings.
#Design notes
Uncontrolled intersections are only realistic where traffic volume is low enough on every approach that informal right-of-way resolution stays safe, which narrows this pattern to the lowest end of the density range.1 Where volume rises past that point, Stop / Yield (Two-Way) is the first applied control tier.
#Related patterns
Stop / Yield (Two-Way) (INT-SYD-05) (the next control tier up as volume exceeds informal right-of-way resolution, made explicit by the sentence added to this page's own Design notes)
#References
- Precedent-based SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research, "Principles for a Safe Road Network."(opens in new tab)
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