They made this a stop sign because apparantly the fools that blow through like a right of way are going to kill somebody.
You know the ones that don't look while they are on the phone and drive through at 20 mph while your doing 40mph and then jump to the left to turn at the light.
I drive past that stop 2 times a day and I probably saved over a 100 undeserving souls by using my brakes to keep from sending them to their maker.