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From: gordon@cae780.UUCP (Brian Gordon)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: stopping at STOP signs - survey
Message-ID: <944@cae780.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 29-May-85 12:58:16 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 29 12:58:16 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 31-May-85 06:06:22 EDT
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Organization: CAE Systems, Sunnyvale, CA
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In article <2329@decwrl.UUCP> ramachandran@cogito.DEC (Ramani Ramachandran ---  223-4486) writes:
>
>	I do not think it is imperative that you come to a dead halt
>	at every STOP  sign because some of them are not positioned
>	such that the driver can get a good view of  approaching 
>	traffic.  I was told by my driving instructor to 'crawl'
>	in such instances.

I beg to differ.  The reasonable and legal thing to do is first STOP, then
'crawl' to get a suitable view of traffic.  The law says nothing about being
allowed to run a stop sign because of its position ...

FROM:   Brian G. Gordon, CAE Systems
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