I’ve seen them called “Stop Lines”, “Balk Line”, etc. The thick line painted on the road at a Stop Sign.

You’re supposed to stop before the line, but a lot of the time there’s a bush or other obstruction so you can’t see any crossing traffic. You have to creep forward until you can see anything.

Is there a reason for this? Is it done on purpose? It makes sense if there’s a crosswalk or something, but I see it a lot where there shouldn’t be any pedestrian activity.

  • No_Ones_Slick_Like_Gaston
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    6 months ago6 months ago

    I think he’s explaining Florida merges where the oncoming ramp is about 35 degrees from the HWY, where turning up and back is too far and the rear view mirror will show you the ramp, not oncoming traffic until you’re in a 100ft merge lane.

    • intensely_human
      10·
      6 months ago

      Oh you mean a vertical angle? Like you can’t see the traffic because it’s occluded by the ground between on-ramp and travel lane?

      • No_Ones_Slick_Like_Gaston
        10·
        6 months ago

        Yes, that’s one issue. The other is a merging lane entering a HWY is not parallel to the HWY Making rear view mirrors look at the road behind and not at the HWY where one’s merging

        • intensely_human
          10·
          6 months ago

          Okay so that second issue you just mentioned is the one I’m responding to. That angle where your mirrors don’t reach to is called a “blind spot”. It’s not just a problem in that one situation; it’s a problem any time you switch lanes.

          The correct way to handle a blind spot is to turn your head and look into the blind spot. If you can’t turn your head to that angle, you should not be driving. Having a blind spot that you cannot check is not okay.