An Open Letter to Jacksonville Drivers: Regarding Stop Signs
Dear Jacksonville Drivers,
The image to the left is a “Stop Sign” and it means “stop the forward movement of your vehicle.”
You may see this sign at intersections of streets or in parking lots. It does not matter where you see the “Stop Sign”, it still means “stop the forward movement of your vehicle.”
The “Stop Sign” means the same thing regardless of the vehicle you’re driving, as well. For example: The gentleman with his family in the beige-ish minivan that attempted to turn from the Geoffrey/Toys-R-Us parking lot into the Michael’s/Books-A-Million parking lot should’ve come to a complete stop at the “Stop Sign.” He didn’t and nearly collided with me as I made the proper left-hand turn.
The absence of a “Stop Sign” means that you do not need to stop. Vehicles approaching an intersection where they are not required to stop should continue traveling at a safe speed.
Jacksonvillians, please start paying attention to the City’s “Stop Signs.” It’ll make the place a much safer place to drive.
Your Neighbor, and Occasional Fellow Driver,
Thomas Brock
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June 1st, 2008 at 9:52 pm
Driver to Police Officer: “But I slowed down!”
Police Officer to Driver: “But you didn’t stop.”
Driver: “But I slowed down!!”
P.O.: “But you didn’t stop.”
Driver: “But I slowed waaaayyyyy down!!!!”
P.O. hauls Driver out of car and begins beating the crap out of Driver.
Driver: “OW! Hey! What are you doing? OW! STOP!! HEY!! STOP!!”
P.O.: “You want me to slow down, or you want me to stop?”
June 2nd, 2008 at 7:59 am
Thank you, Lou, that’s priceless.
What’s amazing to me, though, is that the very same Jacksonville Police officers that are supposed to “protect and serve” residents from law-breakers are often-enough breaking laws.
June 3rd, 2008 at 10:25 am
A boy in high school told me the ones with white edges are optional. He’s now on the town council.
June 3rd, 2008 at 11:42 am
Ah, well, Eden, you’ve explained it all.
June 5th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
I heard that when I was learning to drive, and told it to my daughter when I was teaching her. When my son reaches that age, he’ll hear it, too. (Although he already has, he’ll hear it again.)
There is no such thing as a “California Rolling Stop” in the driver’s manual in any state in which I’ve ever had a driver’s license. (5 plus a federal military license thus far)
June 5th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Eden,
That’s so funny, so ironic, and yet utterly unsurprising.