My understanding of the word “stop” is that of coming to a halt or standstill; a cessation of movement.
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I’m becoming increasingly perplexed by the number of motorists who do not stop at stop streets.
I notice this particularly in my own neighbourhood of Farrarmere.
So often we are quick to bash taxi drivers for their infringements or vent our annoyance at speedsters and inconsiderate road users.
Yet we fail to notice that many of us do not even obey one of the simplest of road rules: the word STOP which appears quite clearly in white on a red octagonal sign.
Its purpose is to notify drivers that they must stop before proceeding.
Not yield, not slow down or speed up. but stop. S-T-O-P.
In the morning and afternoon school journeys, I notice parents sailing over stop street intersections, or turning left or right without so much as gearing down or even slowing down.
When I’m out running, I notice it even more.
And it’s worrying.
We need to stop it before it stops someone we love – dead in their tracks.
Take a moment to think and stop.
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