A couple more variations of the California stop: the jackrabbit and the California slide. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Even More Names for Rolling Stops”
Here’s some more terms for rolling stops.
Emily in Chicago said they’re called jackrabbits.
Okay.
Isn’t that great?
Yeah, I guess because you’re just running, right?
Yeah, running right through the stop sign.
Yeah.
And Jean Van Tyle in Indianapolis says that her 93-year-old neighbor from Fresno calls it a California slide.
I kind of like that.
It’s kind of easing past the side.
Yeah, yeah, right.
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