Editing Stop sign (section)

==Compliance requirements==
Laws and regulations regarding how drivers must comply with a stop sign vary by jurisdiction. In the United States and Canada, these rules are set and enforced at the state or provincial level. At a junction where two or more traffic directions are controlled by stop signs, US and Canada practice generally has the driver who arrives and stops first continue first. If two or three drivers in different directions stop simultaneously at a junction controlled by stop signs, generally the drivers on the left must yield the right-of-way to the driver on the far right.

In all countries, the driver must come to a ''complete'' stop before passing a stop sign, even if no other vehicle or pedestrian is visible. If a [[Stop and Yield lines|stop line]] is marked on the pavement, drivers must stop before crossing the line. Slowing but not completely stopping is called a "rolling stop", sometimes nicknamed after a city or region where it is considered endemic (e.g., "Rhode Island roll" or "California stop"<ref>{{cite news |title=Cheaper fines for right turn on red? No way, governor says |first=Mike |last=Rosenberg |newspaper=San Jose Mercury News |date=30 September 2010 |url=http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_16222935 |access-date=30 September 2010}}</ref>) – slowing down significantly but not stopping completely at the sign.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rolling%20stop?r=14 |title=Dictionary.com definition |publisher=Dictionary.reference.com |access-date=11 March 2012}}</ref> This partial stop is not acceptable to most law enforcement officials, and can result in a traffic citation. However, enforcement of this rule varies widely among countries. The automobile manufacturer [[Tesla, Inc.|Tesla]] removed a "rolling stop" feature from its self-driving software after the [[National Highway Traffic Safety Administration]] complained the practice is unsafe and illegal everywhere in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tesla recalls autos over software that allows them to roll through stop signs |website=[[NPR]] |date=February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230510183841/https://www.npr.org/2022/02/01/1077274384/tesla-recalls-autos-over-software-that-allows-them-to-roll-through-stop-signs |archive-date=2023-05-10 |url-status=live |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/02/01/1077274384/tesla-recalls-autos-over-software-that-allows-them-to-roll-through-stop-signs}}</ref>

In some countries such as Czechia and Russia, stopping is required only at a place where a driver has a sufficient view into the intersection, not at the border of the intersection (where a "STOP" line is not present). Therefore, if multiple drivers come from the same direction and all of them stop at appropriate place, they can continue without stopping again.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autoskolaprikasky.cz/news/musim-na-stopce-zastavit-za-dalsim-vozidlem/|title=Musím na stopce zastavit za dalším vozidlem? :: Autoškola Příkaský|website=www.autoskolaprikasky.cz|access-date=31 July 2020|archive-date=27 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927032626/https://www.autoskolaprikasky.cz/news/musim-na-stopce-zastavit-za-dalsim-vozidlem/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Bicyclists===
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In some jurisdictions, such as the U.S. state of [[Idaho]], the [[traffic code]] allows for bicyclists approaching a stop sign to slow down and yield to conflicting traffic, then proceed without stopping unless safety requires a full stop.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bicycle-related Idaho Code|url=http://itd.idaho.gov/bike_ped/Idaho_Vehicle_Code_for_Bikes.pdf|work=Idaho Vehicle Code Title 49, Chapter 7|publisher=Idaho Transportation Department|access-date=7 February 2013}}</ref> The Idaho law has been in effect since 1982 and has not been shown to be detrimental to safety.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bikeleague.org/content/bike-law-university-idaho-stop |title= Bike Law University: Idaho Stop |publisher=The League of American Bicyclists |date= 22 August 2013 }}</ref> Since 2017, more states have implemented changes to the law similar to Idaho's: [[Delaware]] (2017),<ref>{{Cite web|title=Delaware Code Online|url=https://delcode.delaware.gov/title21/c041/sc12/index.html|access-date=2021-03-23|website=delcode.delaware.gov}}</ref> [[Oregon]] (2020), [[Washington (state)|Washington]] (2020), [[Utah]] (2021) and [[North Dakota]] (2021). Cyclist advocacy groups have sought similar "[[Idaho stop]]" laws for other jurisdictions in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|last=Maus|first=Jonathan|title=Exclusive: BTA will go for "Idaho style" stop sign law|url=http://bikeportland.org/2009/01/14/exclusive-bta-will-go-for-idaho-style-stop-sign-law-13382|work=BikePortland.org|date=15 January 2009|access-date=7 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Idaho-style STOP law|url=http://www.sfbike.org/?idaho|publisher=San Francisco Bicycle Coalition|access-date=7 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cano |first=Ricardo |date=2021-09-18 |title=California cyclists could treat stop signs as yields if 'Idaho Stop' bill becomes law |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/California-cyclists-could-treat-stop-signs-as-16468180.php |access-date=2022-03-19 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref>