DO YOU "FULL STOP" at all STOP SIGNS?

[cars]

So with the high prices of Gas now a days, I find myself coming to a STOP sign, & in an effort to help (me) my car conserve gas, I look both ways & if no other car is in sight I slow down to about 10mph, & then slowly accelerate and keep on going. Also at a RED traffic light, expecially at night, I will stop, & if no other cars are in sight, I will carefully go past it, instead of letting the car sit there at "idle" for 1-1/2+ minutes, wasting gas.

SO DO YOU FIND YOURSELF DOING SIMILAR THINGS TO HELP IMPROVE YOUR CARS MPG?

[valerie]

Originally Posted by cars

So with the high prices of Gas now a days, I find myself coming to a STOP sign, & in an effort to help (me) my car conserve gas, I look both ways & if no other car is in sight I slow down to about 10mph, & then slowly accelerate and keep on going. Also at a RED traffic light, expecially at night, I will stop, & if no other cars are in sight, I will carefully go past it, instead of letting the car sit there at "idle" for 1-1/2+ minutes, wasting gas.

SO DO YOU FIND YOURSELF DOING SIMILAR THINGS TO HELP IMPROVE YOUR CARS MPG?

Yes I come to a full stop and no, I wouldn't break the law!!

[Sheryl]

Ok I'll admit on Texas Beef Road there is a 4 way stop, but at night I don't always come to a stop. I'm guilty.



There are no stoplights in my town, so I don't have to worry bout those. But I generally do stop at stop signs in town because it's the time of year when kids are always out playing.

Originally Posted by cars

So with the high prices of Gas now a days, I find myself coming to a STOP sign, & in an effort to help (me) my car conserve gas, I look both ways & if no other car is in sight I slow down to about 10mph, & then slowly accelerate and keep on going. Also at a RED traffic light, expecially at night, I will stop, & if no other cars are in sight, I will carefully go past it, instead of letting the car sit there at "idle" for 1-1/2+ minutes, wasting gas.

SO DO YOU FIND YOURSELF DOING SIMILAR THINGS TO HELP IMPROVE YOUR CARS MPG?

No- i don't come to a full stop. I never have... I do what they call a rolling stop. lol When it comes to Red Lights I sit there & wait. When i first started driving I got T-boned at an intersection so I am really careful at them ever since.

[cars]

Originally Posted by Jives

Holy Smokes!!! Cars?!!! Running a RED LIGHT?!!! It's the end of the world as we know it. LOL!

But seriously, if it's a four way stop, you bet I'll come to a omplete stop and make sure every other driver is looking at me befor I go.

But a right turn at a red light, when the other left turn arrow is lit up? i'll go for it every time, just slow down, look and go.

One thing I won't do. Inch out into the intersection to make a left turn, then get stuck out there and have to turn (on red) in front of everyone when they have the green light. That's just rude. I stay back unless I can make it all the way across on green.

Right, I "definately full stop" at the Stop sign if there were other cars "in sight", but as I did mention, now a days I don't full stop if there are "no other cars in sight". Same for the red light, full stop, & "if no other cars are in sight", I won't wait there at idle for 1-1/2 to 2 minutes waiting for it to change, just waisting gas. Doing this, I have noticed at least a 3 gal "less" use of gas during my standard regular driving week.

[chonsigirl]

Like tmbsgrl, we always called it a California stop-you kind of roll along if you can get away with it. That's what the cops call it if they pull you over.

[CARLA]

Your right Chons the "California Stop" is real. I don't do it much any more to many nuts driving right through red lights these days, and cops alway seem to be at the intersection I decide to roll through.. In fact the last ticket I got was for not coming to a complete stop...

[Bez]

Our system may be slightly different here.

Our 'STOP' signs mean stop and I do
The most common signs are 'GIVE WAY' so you can drive 'dead slow' up to the white line and stop or go depending on the traffic.

I have a slight paranoia about obeying the rules of the road....it's like having an invisible Policeman in the car about to give me a 'ticket' if I make a dumb move....sad I know.

[cars]

Originally Posted by Bez

Our system may be slightly different here.

Our 'STOP' signs mean stop and I do
The most common signs are 'GIVE WAY' so you can drive 'dead slow' up to the white line and stop or go depending on the traffic.

I have a slight paranoia about obeying the rules of the road....it's like having an invisible Policeman in the car about to give me a 'ticket' if I make a dumb move....sad I know.

Right you are Bez, I too always followed the rules & laws all my life. That's why I now find it suprising to myself that I'm now geting "bold" enough to ammend the laws "in my mind" to adjust for the extenuating circumstances.

[chonsigirl]

*psst, California stops when you can, cars!*