Comment by simiones

Comment by simiones 5 days ago

5 replies

It's very strange to complain that cars run red lights, but somehow not stop signs. I expect that if the intersection were as empty as it was when he was filming, you'd easily find people driving at a similar speed regardless of the stop signs too.

itishappy 5 days ago

My experience has been that cars will happily roll through stop signs, but at nowhere near full speed like they're doing here.

the_sleaze_ 5 days ago

I know it as the "California Roll" - to slow down but continue to cruise through stop signs.

  • simiones 5 days ago

    In my own country, where stop signs are relatively rare anyway, this behavior is so common that it doesn't even have a name. I think it's much more unexpected here to see anyone truly stop at a stop sign on an empty street than it is to see them slow down and then continue on. And I would bet police would not bat an eye 99% of the time if they saw someone do it.

  • floren 5 days ago

    That's old fashioned, the current "California roll" is to just continue at full speed through stop signs or red lights.

    • benjijay 5 days ago

      I am more familiar with (and more partial to) a California Roll consisting of 'crab' sticks, avocado, and cucumber, wrapped in seaweed and then rice.