http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/publications/eng_publications/electrical/most_pm.pdf
If a STOP sign cannot be seen from a distance in advance of the
stop line equivalent to Condition B of Table 1, Appendix A-1, a W-
11 STOP AHEAD sign should be erected so that it can be seen
from that distance. W-11 signs may also be warranted where the
stop is unexpected, where speeds are high or for an educational
period at newly installed STOP signs