Sounds like a BS story, because in Texas the ticket is not the charging document.
What part of Kansas don't you understand.
Sounds like a BS story, because in Texas the ticket is not the charging document.
I wasn't sure of that, but it did sound fishy. I could have mistranslated. But I was just relating what he said, not editing for content.Sounds like a BS story, because in Texas the ticket is not the charging document.
From what I was told by a buddy of mine in the DPS, to be considered a complete stop, is that the vehicle has to cease forward movement of at least 3 seconds. Whether or not that is fact, that is what I have always heard since I was licensed to drive (30 yrs now) and that is what I have always done.
Like I said, it may not be true, but that is what I was told. Perhaps it was just a suggestion made by the DMV and somehow LEO take that as law.Nope, the Texas Transportation Code §541.401 (1) is clear, “stop” or “stopping” means "to completely cease movement."
Cessation is cessation, even if it is for a nano-second. There is no time rule.
Like I said, it may not be true, but that is what I was told. Perhaps it was just a suggestion made by the DMV and somehow LEO take that as law.
I was taught something similar in driving school specifically for the driving test.From what I was told by a buddy of mine in the DPS, to be considered a complete stop, is that the vehicle has to cease forward movement of at least 3 seconds. Whether or not that is fact, that is what I have always heard since I was licensed to drive (30 yrs now) and that is what I have always done.
Yeah, I got one years ago (in SA, no less) for not putting the foot down. I agree that it is possible to stop without dropping a foot, but he explained that the law says the foot must come down. Live and learn.I used to know of a couple of motorcyclists who had been issued tickets for stopping without putting a foot down. Both told me that when they got pulled over, the police officer told them that it was impossible to come to a complete stop without putting a foot down. That is, of course, completely wrong in fact and, afaik, almost universally in law, too. It didn't get them out of the ticket, though.
Back when I was a teenager in the 70s we had to take drivers ed in order to be licensed at 16. It was two weeks long for 4 hours a day. We had classroom, simulator training and then actual road training.I was taught something similar in driving school specifically for the driving test.
It was never pushed as the law but a good practice for passing the driving test along with exaggerating looking both ways once stopped and excessively looking at all the mirrors and blind spots while changing lanes.
Has anybody gotten a ticket for not stopping long enough at a stop sign?
Ah yes, did you also watch the movie "Mechanized Death"? We had the big simulators in a school classroom, I thought it was a blast, couldn't wait for Drivers Ed. class.Back when I was a teenager in the 70s we had to take drivers ed in order to be licensed at 16. It was two weeks long for 4 hours a day. We had classroom, simulator training and then actual road training.
I still remember they taught us at stop signs to "look left, look right, look left again, proceed". I guess that would take about 3 seconds
Ah yes, did you also watch the movie "Mechanized Death"? We had the big simulators in a school classroom, I thought it was a blast, couldn't wait for Drivers Ed. class.
Driving was pretty foreign to him, and he ended up kinda wrecking the car.
Heck, I did that in a real car when I was a teen.On the last day of the semester, our driving instructor allowed us to run through the simulator a la Grand Theft Auto, i.e. we could do anything we want. This was long before such video games existed, and it was quite enjoyable!
Heck, I did that in a real car when I was a teen.