(07-11-2019, 08:47 AM)ijmorlan Wrote:(07-10-2019, 12:49 PM)jeffster Wrote: But that's the problem -- people not stopping fully and then checking are creating accidents. Stoping and checking requires you to use your brain, slowing and simply checking doesn't work the same way.
People not checking are creating accidents. People are perfectly capable of stopping, and not checking. Obsessing over whether or not there was a moment in time when the velocity of their car relative to the ground was 0 is counterproductive.
You know what? There are plenty of people that can drink alcohol or get high off of drugs and then drive perfectly safe. There are those that can text and drive and be safer that those that don't. There are those that can drive 180 in a 60 zone and never get into an accident. There are many that can ignore stop signs (like yourself) and never come close to having an incident.
I fit into that category of being able to drive 100 over and do it safely. I don't do it though, because it's against traffic laws and the fines are quite spectacular. I would like to think that I too could do rolling stops and never have an incident, but I don't because it's not as safe as a complete stop. I know that I can't drive under the influence, even Gravol, as safely if I wasn't, therefore I don't. I cannot text and drive safely. I can, though, hold the phone to my ear and still drive just as safe, but I don't because that is considered distracted driving.
What I am saying, though, is that claiming that poor driving habits are safe is just an opinion. My personal experience has been that it's not safe. The law says it is not safe. And if the police are visible, guess what, people obey, and guarantee that you would never do a rolling stop if you saw a police car present.
The recent accidents with the Ion trains have all been the result of poor driving habits -- making turns when not allow, and not fully stopping and checking for clear passage.