• nocturne213@lemm.ee
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        1 year ago

        Cars in New Mexico appear to have brake failures at every stop sign, they slow down but do not stop.

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        1 year ago

        When it done where I am at we call it a California stop. Explains where that name comes from that they actually have a saying for that type of "stopping ".

      • MisterChief@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        KY/OH here. It’s not a Cali thing, it’s an American thing. Almost daily I have people rolling through stop signs or just straight up not stopping at stop lights if they’re turning right.

        Story time: drove in Europe for the first time this year. Totally different. Lower speed limits even with that weird metric system. Way less lights and more round abouts and stop signs.

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        1 year ago

        While not legal in many places to do a rolling stop, for the most part I find them safer if done correct. It allows you to get up to speed quite a bit faster while using a bit less energy. Something good for the environment and can keep traffic flowing better.

        Also a full stop is harder on your vehicle. It puts more force on your bushings and brakes. You notice it on a hard stop where you feel that brief reverse movement. It rather minor if your not overly aggressive.

        It rather small stuff but the flip side is some people will do aggressive rolling stops negating much of the safety factor. Thus the rules are enforced black and white.

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      1 year ago

      To be fair, when your doing 40 and you are 50 feet from the crosswalk, you can’t stop either.