Anonymous wrote:What about bicycles?
Anonymous wrote:There is no legal requirement other than coming to a complete stop. Driving schools offer a safe rule of thumb. But the law is full stop and proceed when it is safe to do so.
Anonymous wrote:What, if any, is the required amount of time for a car to be stopped at a stop sign?
My neighbor says it’s a 1-2-3 count, and the crew who installed the stop sign camera on the end of our street told another neighbor that you must be stopped for a full 5 seconds, which seems totally implausible to me. Bit I’ve never gotten a stop sign ticket, either.
But what is the actual amount of time you have to wait at a stop sign before proceeding?
This is in upper NW DC btw.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:According to the stop sign camera near my house, it's 5 full seconds and you must be behind the stop bar the entire time, even if the intersection has poor visibility such that you will not be able to proceed through until you're 5 feet in front of the stop bar.
I wish I could say it only took me one time to learn this, but I was issued the second and third ticket before I'd even received the 1st ticket. Every ticket was $200.
I simply do not go that way anymore.
There should be no timer. It's just a full stop, meaning no forward momentum at all.
The bigger piece people probably aren't aware of is what you flagged in this post - Yes, you are technically supposed to stop prior to the stop sign, even if the sign is 10 feet away from the intersection. Stop in front of the sign, then roll forward to intersection and proceed when its your turn or safe to do so.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:you are supposed to stop - make sure the car rocks back. we were taught to weight for that and spell - S T O P.
so you're doing that every couple of blocks in a busy area? either BS or I fear for how pissed off all the drivers behind you are
Anonymous wrote:According to the stop sign camera near my house, it's 5 full seconds and you must be behind the stop bar the entire time, even if the intersection has poor visibility such that you will not be able to proceed through until you're 5 feet in front of the stop bar.
I wish I could say it only took me one time to learn this, but I was issued the second and third ticket before I'd even received the 1st ticket. Every ticket was $200.
I simply do not go that way anymore.