Are stop signs and red lights becoming obsolete?

Are stop signs and red lights becoming obsolete?
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Good driving habits and consideration for other drivers are what has disappeared. Dumbest move I’ve seen recently was an idiot blowing through a four way stop at 45 to 50 MPH. He never even lifted, with cars at the other stop signs. If anyone had gone, there would have been a hell of a mess.
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