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May 5th 05, 12:15 PM

On Wed, 4 May 2005 11:11:27 -0400, (I
AmnotGeorgeBush) wrote:

Dave Hall (N3CVJ) wrote:
Most cops would not bother to write someone

a ticket for not coming completely to a stop

and waiting the required 3 seconds before

proceeding at a stop sign.

They will bust your ass here in the high tourist area for that exact
offense. There are way too many bicyclists and pedestrians around here
and the cops vehemently enforce what is commonly known as the
"California Stop" or the "Rolling Stop" through a stop sign.

No argument (and I'll keep that in mind for the next time I visit
there). I'm sure it is very much "area dependant". It is also at the
discretion of the cop. The letter of the law gives them the authority
to be as strict as they want in applying the law. But just like
speeding, there are enough blatant violators out there that they don't
have to nit pick with those borderline cases. Cops don't want to risk
citing someone like Landshark who actually is savvy enough to win his
case. At least not in my area. But I live in a semi-rural area, where
there is more likely to be horse drawn wagons than hordes of
pedestrians.

Dave
"Sandbagger"
http://home.ptd.net/~n3cvj