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In Germany, it's against the law to not do a full stop at traffic signs. You will fail your driving test doing this and you'll definitely get pulled over when you're seen doing it.
Op is full of shit. I've stopped at every stop sign the entire time I've been driving and there's never been any issue. This is a troll. Plain and simple.
American cops are a bit more lenient, but you will get penalized for it on the driving test.
It depends on the jurisdiction. Small towns will absolutely ticket you for a lack of a full stop.
In Argentina it's against the law too. I have never seen anyone, ever, stop at a stop sign. At most people slow down a little more than usual. Not even cops stop at stop signs. But if you don't stop in your driver test, they can theoretically deny your license. So this is definitely a regional thing.
Fwiw, I visited a lot of South American countries, and Argentina is one of the most respectful of traffic laws. But yeah, stop signs are merely a suggestion at best. People slow down way more in a "dangerous crossing" sign, than a stop sign.
You're talking like if cops respect the laws they're supposed to enforce.
In Brazil too, but we don't ever get pulled over for that, so nobody really stops, just slows down and if they see someone coming they stop. I've seen cops running red lights just because there was no one crossing.
Same in the UK. But here most signs are 'give way' so there can be confusion when there's an actual stop sign.
I think the UK has completely eliminated the US style stop sign. I haven't seen one in years.
Well that sent me down a random Wikipedia dive.
I remember Tom Scott did a video about a really dangerous junction with one a few years ago. The road layout there has now been fixed so it's not needed.
I've never seen one in the wild though.
It is very much against the law in the US too. The point is that any attempt to follow the law causes serious safety issues around road rage.