RW> In California and here in Texas, there's a solid white line painted on
RW> the roadway. It's probably a foot to 18" wide and extends across all
RW> lanes of the right hand side of the road. This is before the cross-walk
RW> lines, if they exist.
 
Not like that here.  The city hasn't even replaced the street signs that
were blown away last September.  In any case, we don't have those lines
here. Sometimes when the local LEOs need money, they'll check for proof of
insurance, speeding and motorists using the California stop at stop signs
-- something this city has an overabundance of.  The ones that get me are
the 3-Way stop signs in the suburbs where there is only light traffic.
 
RW> Apparently this intersection had 'California Stops' violations going on
RW> for some time. He was there (I saw him) in plain site and I didn't think
RW> I was in error in my stop. Needless to say, he heard plenty about it
RW> from me on the spot. In fact, he was still writing his notes when I
RW> left.
 
That's probably what got you into trouble.  The last time I was stopped,
no, make it the time before that, I was tempted to say something, but it is
often wiser to keep your mouth shut because they aren't going to stop
writing.  I haven't been pulled over in this parish yet.  The last time was
in St. Tammany parish during an insurance check and the time before that
was in Jefferson parish when I was pulled over and ticketed for going
through a caution light while pulling my boat, which sat on a 21' trailer. 
It was 4am.  No way I could stop without blocking the non-existent traffic
at that time of the morning.  It was an intersection with a median, so I
kept going. Towing that boat across the Huey P. Long bridge going to
Cocodrie (south of Houma) was an adventure.
 
 
Regards,
 
Roger

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