Living in Aurora, Town of Aurora, Ontario » Streets https://livinginaurora.ca Living In Aurora Ontario Canada Mon, 13 Jan 2020 19:51:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.38 No Middle Ground When Comes To The STOP Sign https://livinginaurora.ca/complaints/no-middle-ground-when-comes-to-the-stop-sign/ https://livinginaurora.ca/complaints/no-middle-ground-when-comes-to-the-stop-sign/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 16:51:34 +0000 http://livinginaurora.ca/?p=1434 go out of their way to stop and back the car to make an extra space for the pedestrian to cross the road.

Let me talk about the illegal act first – an act of no stopping on the STOP sign. Just to add – not just illegal act, but dangerous act at the same time. Eight times of out of ten, whenever I cross street with my child, drivers do not stop. They cut me off and turn their heads other way. If the driver cannot look into your eyes, then he/she knows its wrong. Then why do it?

This is a STOP sign!


As a result, I don’t trust STOP signs any more. When I see a car coming, I wait. Some stop for me, a small population of drives; and some – not even a rolling stop. The small population of good drivers sometimes waits for me to get to the STOP sign, some back their car to make more space.

Wouldn’t be just nice if everyone did stop. It is a shame to even write this post. We all passed the driving test where stopping on the STOP sign and RED light is a must. Why do we stop during the test, and why not on the real road? May be we all need a reminder – How to Stop at a STOP Sign. Simply, when I am at the STOP sign first, I have the right of way.

Well I carry my weapon with me – my camera. Should I or should I not use it, that is the question? I don’t think it is my job to do the policing. My job now it to watch my back.

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