Well, by all means, let’s just remove all driving guidelines. I mean, those pesky double yellow lines sure do inconvenience those of us who would like to hug the inside left lane of a two lane highway on a left hand curve, eh!
I mean what really matters is that we didn’t actually hit anyone, right? So, why would we fine someone for crossing into oncoming traffic...do we REALLY think that deters someone from doing it?
Actually I have found that coming into a left hand curve hugging the left side is very beneficial to maintaining my speed and allows for a nice smooth acceleration out of the curve, and it also helps immensly for straightening out those pesky S curves. :-)
Pesky guidelines? Let’s stick to the topic at hand: Rolling stops at right on red or at stop signs.
Let’s try again...
My question was: if I have slowed to a crawl at an intersection, and am taking, oh, let’s say a four count by some observer’s viewpoint, but never actually fully ceased motion, is that worse than the other guy at the same intersection who’s brought his car to a full stop, but immediately jumps back on the accelerator within a second, or a one-count? That guy, according to a strict application of the rules has obeyed the letter of the law. However, common sense tells you that the roll-thru offered no worse (and really, superior) chance to assess traffic.
No one, especially me, would advocate that all I should have to do is slow down at intersections. But to simply state ‘if your car didn’t come to a complete stop, you’re in violation’ only equips traffic enforcement officials with a tool to dole out fines.