On Jan 27, 2008 7:30 PM, Alex S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jo wrote: > > A stop sign is internationally a red octagonal sign with STOP written > > on it in white letters. It means that officially a full stop has to > > be made. In the US it's best to actually also do that, cause they are > > very strict about it. > > Not everywhere. There is a maneuver known as a 'California Stop' in > which a driver at an intersection marked 'stop' slows to 5-10 mph, then > continues through. >
That's a nasty rumor. ;-) It still means full stop, even in California. If you do that in front of an officer of the law, you will regret it... I've actually witnessed *bicyclists* ticketed for not stopping at a stop sign (on a dead still residential street, near the end of a 50 mile Multiple Sclerosis benefit ride, to boot).
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