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Old 01-15-2013, 01:37 PM   #18
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Having been corrected on all my driving flaws by newly minted drivers, the rule down here in hell (Massachusetts) is that you must stop before the white line, then if necessary move forward to see if it is safe. The rule I found more troubling is that if there is no white line, you are supposed to stop before the sign, which around here are sometimes 6 to 10 feet short of where you need to be to see.
I have a friend who successfully fought this scenario. She stopped at the line, then stopped where she could actually see what was going on. Where the cop was positioned, he couldn't possibly tell whether or not she stopped at the line, so the judge found in her favor.
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