When driving a car; besides coming to 'complete stop' what other kinds of 'stop' are there?

Ryan R

"Stop" means stop. There is no such thing as a "rolling stop," "partial stop," "complete stop," etc.

kirroyale3

How about an Emergency Stop?

Bardic

A stop's a stop's a stop. A bit like pregnancy, either you are or you aren't!
Sometimes people use the word "complete" to emphasise that it IS a stop, not just a slowing down.

Stop means exactly that - stop. People like to use expressions like "rolling stop", New York stop", "CA stop"...they are trying to justify to themselves why they didn't actually stop when they know they should have. (I know someone who jokes that "STOP" actually stands for "Slight Tap On Pedal".)

A "partial stop" would be written as "slow down", wouldn't it?

Robert P

if you are not completely stoped you are STILL moving...

16. to cease moving, proceeding, speaking, acting, operating, etc.; to pause; desist.
17. to cease; come to an end.
18. to halt for a brief visit (often fol. by at, in, or by): He is stopping at the best hotel in town.
21. a cessation or arrest of movement, action, operation, etc.; end:

Vernon

Rolling stop or granny stop where your forward momentum might have ceased, but not long enough to tell. At a stop sign, stop and count to 3 before going again that way there is no mistake that you stopped.

There aren't any other legal kinds besides a full stop. You should feel the weight of the vehicle rebound backwards for a moment as it comes to a complete rest, otherwise you're not really coming to a full stop. You'll probably fail a driver's test if you don't. I remember once, though, while bouncing down remote forest roads with my brother, who is a driver's license examiner, he defininitely rolled right on through a stop sign barely slowing down. I grinned and told him that I'd have to fail him on that stop! He didn't smile back.

Information Police

Sure. Some also call it a "rolling stop" - you know you slow down a lot but never come to a standstill. Which is probably what 95% of drivers do at stop signs.

Paul

There is what's called a rolling stop, (as you probably are aware) where people slow to a speed so slow the speedo is not registering, and call it good enough. The cops call it NOT good enough, so you are right saying there is no other kind.

saxman357

There are no others. If you don't come to a complete stop, then by definition you didn't stop at all.

wildrice64

yes i think its called a rolling stop

Like the others before me said, it's a rolling stop which means you basically slow down. But I'll give you an example that was given to me by my father. If someone is beating you over the head with a baton, would you rather him slow down (rolling stop) or stop?

Uncle Red

Ya and if you are with your sig, other it is Smooch till others pass

Oh My

There is the drive pass the stop sign get pulled over by a cop and telling him you didn't see him kind of stop.

MotoXPrincess99

CA rolling stop

Grand pa

complete stop means just that: partial stop is a slight pause.. joking calledCalifornia stop taxi stop. Every time you stop look left center right and listen. Partial stops cause a loy of accidents Its never to late to take a defensive driving course i did and learned so much made a living as an instructor for 25 years. retired now but still learning

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