COMPULSORY STOP SIGNS
Proximity To Line Debated Where should a motorist stop at a compulsory stop sign? was the question posed to members ox the Christchurch Metropolitan Road Safety Committee last evenTo a suggestion from the Municipal Association that it should be mandatory for drivers to stop within three feet of the line op the road marking the Stop, some members of the committee said it was possible for a car to stop on the line and for a second car to stop behind it and still have a clear view of the intersection. At present, so long as a car had stopped and had a clear view of the roadway on which right-of-way was being given, it could proceed when the way was clear. Mr H. E. Denton said it would be very confusing to motorists travelling on a main road if a second or third car at a stop sign was allowed to proceed without stopping right on the intersection. To him, a sign meant what it said—“ Stop.” The committee agreed to support the suggestion of the Municipal Association.
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Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28700, 25 September 1958, Page 12
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