What’s it called when someone rolls past a stop sign without coming to a complete stop? People across the country have coined terms like California roll or California stop, New York stop, and Michigan stop as a way of expressing pride in their...
When a car rolls slowly through a stop sign, it’s often called a California stop or a California roll. But the Midwest has its own monikers for this sneaky move, including the farmer stop, the Chicago stop, and no cop, no stop. This is part of a...
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...
buttonhook n.— «Most of these exits of similar design I have seen come to a stop sign, usually with a turning lane to left, and a stop sign for all at a “T” junction. In anything less than ideal road conditions, it would be...
In our latest online-only episode, Martha’s been putting together a collection of your favorite collective nouns and Grant joins her to swat around a caller’s question about what to call a game of tennis when you have only three players...
boulevard stop n.— «Starting July 9, the reflex cameras will look for those drivers that don’t come to a full stop at stop signs. The practice, known as making “boulevard stops” at a stop sign or crawling through it without...