Chicago stop
n.— «The new signs were rolled out sporadically in the summer, in response to citizen complaints about the rolling stops widely known in law enforcement as “California Stops.” Milwaukee police sometimes derisively refer to them as “Chicago Stops.”» —“Park Ridge Cops: Don’t make us say it again” by Maureen O’Donnell Sun-Times (Chicago, Illinois) Jan. 10, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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