I received a citation for not stopping at a stop sign. Without giving all the details, a car in front of me obstructed traffic in such a way that I came to a complete stop half a car-length before the stop line on the pavement. When the car in front of me cleared the intersection, I proceeded to cross from where I was at without stopping again exactly at the line.
The charge was dismissed because the officer didn't show.
Do ordinances specify how close to the stop line you must stop? Obviously, you can't stop 100 feet before the line and then proceed through the intersection without stopping again. But what about six inches? 12? 2 feet? 10 feet?
This has relevance to red-light violation cameras which can detect vehicles not stopping in some range before and after the stop line (in cases of legal right turns on red). The camera does not know if the vehicle stopped in front of it's trigger range. If a vehicle stops just before triggering the camera, and then proceeds to make a right turn, it would be an improper citation unless the camera takes this into account.
The charge was dismissed because the officer didn't show.
Do ordinances specify how close to the stop line you must stop? Obviously, you can't stop 100 feet before the line and then proceed through the intersection without stopping again. But what about six inches? 12? 2 feet? 10 feet?
This has relevance to red-light violation cameras which can detect vehicles not stopping in some range before and after the stop line (in cases of legal right turns on red). The camera does not know if the vehicle stopped in front of it's trigger range. If a vehicle stops just before triggering the camera, and then proceeds to make a right turn, it would be an improper citation unless the camera takes this into account.