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Genuine question: are there any states where full-stopping at a stop sign is the norm whether or not anyone is there? I've done a whole lot of cross-country dri

Genuine question: are there any states where full-stopping at a stop sign is the norm whether or not anyone is there? I've done a whole lot of cross-country driving and I've never been to a place where the norm is coming to a complete stop even if there is traffic present.

BenjiWiebe 5y ago
Well, if no one is there, naturally you won't be ticketed for doing a rolling stop. Now, if a cop saw you do a rolling stop because you thought there was no one there, he could stop you (in KS anyways).
- cout 5y ago
  In my state (SC), the people I personally know who have been ticketed for a rolling stop have typically been the only vehicle at the intersection (sometimes the only vehicle on the entire road). I suspect this is because the infraction is more visible (it's illegal either way afaik).
- throwaway894345 5y ago
  I'm not talking about "if no one is there will you be ticketed", I'm asking where is it the norm to come to a full stop even if there are multiple people at the intersection? In the midwest and southwest it's common to "California roll" through a stop sign, and given the name of the maneuver, I assume this is also common out west.
cout 5y ago
My first time visiting Boston I came to a four-way stop leaving the airport. I was surprised that not a single car came to a full stop in the other three directions. They did not yield to the vehicle on the right as is the norm in my state; since I had come to a full stop, they perceived me as voluntarily yielding the right-of-way. When I explained to a local that the other drivers weren't yielding, the reply was "oh, you didn't come to a full stop, did you? Don't do that.".
- throwaway894345 5y ago
  I have no doubts that Boston--like virtually everywhere else--doesn't have a "full stop" norm, but where are you from that you do have that norm?
  - cout 5y ago
    I live in SC. For us a full stop is still the norm, regardless of whether there are other cars at the intersection, though this is changing as more people move here from other states. I have seen other drivers make a rolling stop, but nowhere outside of Boston have I ever been penalized by other drivers for obeying the sign. In SC, the law requires a stop (making no distinction between a full stop and a rolling stop) at a stop sign or red stop light, prior to the intersection, either at the stop line or before the near side of the crosswalk. AFAIK the only provision we have for a rolling stop is for emergency vehicles.

BenjiWiebe 5y ago

Well, if no one is there, naturally you won't be ticketed for doing a rolling stop. Now, if a cop saw you do a rolling stop because you thought there was no one there, he could stop you (in KS anyways).

cout 5y ago
In my state (SC), the people I personally know who have been ticketed for a rolling stop have typically been the only vehicle at the intersection (sometimes the only vehicle on the entire road). I suspect this is because the infraction is more visible (it's illegal either way afaik).
throwaway894345 5y ago
I'm not talking about "if no one is there will you be ticketed", I'm asking where is it the norm to come to a full stop even if there are multiple people at the intersection? In the midwest and southwest it's common to "California roll" through a stop sign, and given the name of the maneuver, I assume this is also common out west.

cout 5y ago

My first time visiting Boston I came to a four-way stop leaving the airport. I was surprised that not a single car came to a full stop in the other three directions. They did not yield to the vehicle on the right as is the norm in my state; since I had come to a full stop, they perceived me as voluntarily yielding the right-of-way. When I explained to a local that the other drivers weren't yielding, the reply was "oh, you didn't come to a full stop, did you? Don't do that.".

throwaway894345 5y ago
I have no doubts that Boston--like virtually everywhere else--doesn't have a "full stop" norm, but where are you from that you do have that norm?
- cout 5y ago
  I live in SC. For us a full stop is still the norm, regardless of whether there are other cars at the intersection, though this is changing as more people move here from other states. I have seen other drivers make a rolling stop, but nowhere outside of Boston have I ever been penalized by other drivers for obeying the sign. In SC, the law requires a stop (making no distinction between a full stop and a rolling stop) at a stop sign or red stop light, prior to the intersection, either at the stop line or before the near side of the crosswalk. AFAIK the only provision we have for a rolling stop is for emergency vehicles.