Is it OK to roll through a stop sign when there’s no traffic in sight?
25%
Yes
75%
No
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25%
Yes
75%
No
No, because habits can develop over turn and it turns into sloppy driving.
Reply ReplyI see it all the time, but for safety and proper driving, I always stop.
Reply ReplyA stop sign is up for a reason. It's always good to assume that you may not see something than to drive through the sign.
Reply ReplyTechnically you need to come to a full stop and look around both sides. All of this should take a minimum of 4 seconds. You are not going to miss much by saving on 4 seconds or a minute. You may however avoid a traffic ticket or worse still a very serious accident.
Reply ReplyNO - you need to make sure you are really stopped to look for cars and pedestrians. People who are rolling through usually look in just one direction while there may be a pedestrian on the other side. Rolling through stop signs is just another symptom of the "I am more important than everything"
Reply ReplyiT IS DANGEROUS...YOU MUST DRIVE SAFELY AT ALL TIMES , AND BE AWARE OF OTHERS DOING JUST THE SAME THING...AND CRASHING INTO OTHER MOTORISTS OR PEDESTRIANS FOR THEIR STUPIDITY AND CARELESSNESS, MAYBE EVEN TAKING A LIVE OR MAMING SOMEONE.
Reply ReplyIt would be a bad habit to get into. It would take just a few seconds to stop.
Reply ReplyI am just one of those people. Stop at stop signs but color outside the lines in all other areas of life!
Reply Replybecause it will rewire our brain's hard-drive to where we might roll through one when there IS traffic -
Reply ReplyIn a limited number of cases with good visibility and no vehicles or pedestrians around you might not come to an absolute complete stop, but you must hit the brakes and slow to the barest crawl. Anyone around? Stop like you learned in driver's ed.
Reply ReplyYou make a full stop before the crosswalk line (or stop sign, if no line). Pause for 2 seconds while scanning all directions. Then, go. If you cannot see traffic from that there, you can make an additional visual stop. The visual stop is done after the legal stop, not in place of it. Always be safe!
Reply ReplyThe law specifies a complete stop at all times. I have seen cars come from nowhere that could have caused a crash
Reply ReplyYou might miss seeing something else, like a small animal or child or other pedestrian. Take a few seconds to be cautious and safe.
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omg I do it all the time! while approaching sign, NOTHING in sight so why add wear & tear to your brake pads? lol
ReplyDepends..if it is on a normally semi-busy road I stop...if it is in a shopping center I roll through
ReplyIf you really can see there is no vehicle or pedestrian, it's fine to roll thru a stop sign ... but it's still not legal, so take what you want and maybe pay for it.
ReplyAll depends on the situation.
ReplyI vote yes because it would depend on where I'm going versus how minor the law I break. 9 of out 10, I'm at a complete stop, but that one time it's more important to be where I'm going, then I'm rolling through if stopping at all.
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