I’ve seen them called “Stop Lines”, “Balk Line”, etc. The thick line painted on the road at a Stop Sign.

You’re supposed to stop before the line, but a lot of the time there’s a bush or other obstruction so you can’t see any crossing traffic. You have to creep forward until you can see anything.

Is there a reason for this? Is it done on purpose? It makes sense if there’s a crosswalk or something, but I see it a lot where there shouldn’t be any pedestrian activity.

  • KitDeMadera@lemmy.ca
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    4 months ago

    This is how I have my mirrors, but my wife likes to see the side of her vehicle which for some reason is how it was taught when I was a kid.

    She doesn’t believe that I can watch a car approach in the rear view, see it transition to the side and there’s a point I can see it in both at the same time, then transition to seeing it in my peripheral vision and the side mirror.