2007-03-05 01:18:43 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
usually about 3 seconds
2007-03-05 01:23:37 · answer #1 · answered by doug b 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
This is from the Highway Code of the UK...
147: You MUST stop behind the line at a junction with a 'Stop' sign and a solid white line across the road. Wait for a safe gap in the traffic before you move off.
Laws RTA 1988 sect 36 & TSRGD regs 10 & 16
It doesn't mention how long you must wait...common sense tells you when it is safe to go.
(although common sense is not as common as commonly thought!)
2007-03-05 11:56:35 · answer #2 · answered by sarch_uk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if you are a civilian in your own car, then anything where the wheels actually stop turning. However, in order to be sure that a law enforment officer agrees that you came to a complete stop then I would recommend 3 seconds. But if you are a cop, then it doesn't really matter because cops don't abide by traffic laws anyway...so a rolling stop would be good enough in a patrol car.
2007-03-05 09:39:48 · answer #3 · answered by Ducky D 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A full stop means the car stops moving.
2007-03-05 11:55:46 · answer #4 · answered by bugs280 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The car must stop - the wheels must not turn. If you just slow down you will commit an offence. Stop means exactly what it says the vehicle must become stationary.
2007-03-05 09:24:55 · answer #5 · answered by McQ 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
full stop means to bring the vehicle to a complete and full stop, as in no motion , still, not moving. There is no time limit rather, the only requirement you must meet prior to resuming your motion, is to ensure that it is safe for you to do so.
2007-03-05 11:05:19 · answer #6 · answered by al b 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When it's in front of a cop, I would go with the 3 second rule.Not in front of a cop, 1 second rule .
2007-03-08 09:21:43 · answer #7 · answered by westhighland 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The law states the definition of Stop as "a complete cessation of vehicular movement".........which is about 3 seconds.....say "I have stopped" once you stop
2007-03-06 12:56:30 · answer #8 · answered by logicalgal 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
lol hear a joke about this,lol,,,,this man came up to a stop sign, an slow down al most to a stop, then pull away, a cop, pull him over, as said you did not stop, ,well said the driver i , almopst stop, saw it was clearn, an move on, the cop pull the man out of the car, an started to beat him with the stick,,, saying ,you want to to slow down are stop, mean ,you to come to a full stop, an then move on ,when you know it safe to go
2007-03-05 09:28:45 · answer #9 · answered by ghostwalker077 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
All this talk of "complete stop" and "full stop" is nonsense. "Stop" means the vehicle isn't moving. You either stopped or you didn't. There is no amount of time you need to be stopped to be stopped.
2007-03-05 15:46:04 · answer #10 · answered by Ryan R 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋