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azdle@news.idlestate.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

The exact laws vary by state, but it’s always “get the fuck out the way, as quickly as you can while being as predictable as possible.”

I’ve never heard that you’re supposed to not stop (if that’s what you meant), but as far as I know, you’re not required to stop if you’re out of the way and not preventing anyone else from getting out if the way.

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ProfessorProteus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

I’ve never heard that you’re supposed to not stop

If memory serves, that’s what the person said. Then again, it was on reddit, so I should have immediately looked to confirm it myself instead of filing it away in the “pretty sure” drawer. Let’s not mention that I started driving maybe 17 years ago, hah. Well, lesson learned!

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- Alchemy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  My practice has been move to the right and come to a stop assuming doing so doesnt prevent the other vehicles around you to also move out of the way to the right. I feel like it is also going to depend on the environment, country road with flat dirt shoulders are different than narrow freeway junctions.
  
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