Meanwhile . . . back in the USA . . . I have to admit I don't come to a full stop at all red lights and stop signs, though I have become pretty good at the 1 second track stand where I roll up to the crosswalk and come to a complete stop for just an instant while not putting a foot down or even clipping out, then going again. One officer, who is a friend of mine, tried to tell me that wasn't a legal stop and that it had to be 3 seconds or something like that. I challenged him to show me the statute and he hasn't brought the subject up since.

BTW, here in MN we have a good overall quality of life and a relatively low violent crime rate.