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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

Running a stop sing or red light is a bit different than what is referred to as a rolling stop.
I see nothing wrong in most case with rolling stops. At most stop sigs here in The Villages, I can see up to a half of a mile in either direction. I going about 4-5 mph. It's really quite ridiculous to come to a complete stop with zero rotation of the wheels for three seconds in most of those cases. In fact the police will not stop or ticket people for doing because they know that they are not causing any danger. Do we really want our police wasting their time stopping and harassing people for not adhering to the letter of the law. They don't want to be wasting their time.
I agree, if people are just flying through stop signs without slowing down and there is other traffic, pedestrians, or cyclists approaching it is a huge problem. But I think that reasonable people can see the difference in two different situations.

Doc - What you see as not being wrong seems to be in conflict with Florida statutes...I hope you never have to get into that discussion with a guy who has a ticket book in his hand and is asking you for your license, registration and insurance card!

The 2013 Florida Statutes
316.003 Definitions
(51) STOP.—When required, complete cessation from movement.
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316.123 Vehicle entering stop or yield intersection.—
(1) The right-of-way at an intersection may be indicated by stop signs or yield signs as authorized in s. 316.006.
(2)(a) Except when directed to proceed by a police officer or traffic control signal, every driver of a vehicle approaching a stop intersection indicated by a stop sign shall stop at a clearly marked stop line, but if none, before entering the crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then at the point nearest the intersecting roadway where the driver has a view of approaching traffic on the intersecting roadway before entering the intersection. After having stopped, the driver shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle which has entered the intersection from another highway or which is approaching so closely on said highway as to constitute an immediate hazard during the time when the driver is moving across or within the intersection.
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