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No, you need to come to a full stop at a stop sign. That's why it says STOP on it with capital letters - so that even idiots know what to do.

The point is that other jurisdictions get away with using way fewer stop signs than in North America, while having much safer roads.

Yep, from driving in the States it is clear that they liberally use stop sign where you really want a yield sign.