It's also more environmentally friendly as it takes more power (exhaust) to get moving from a complete stop, more brake dust created coming to a complete stop, etc.
> The law is at complete odds with normal human behavior
> that aren't based in any semblance of reality.
Dunno how true it is, but way back when, when I was in driving school, the instructor said the reason for coming to a complete stop was in order to accurately gauge the speed of cross/oncoming traffic, which is not nearly as accurate if you are in motion, in order to know if you can pull out/turn safely.
> The law is at complete odds with normal human behavior
> that aren't based in any semblance of reality.
Dunno how true it is, but way back when, when I was in driving school, the instructor said the reason for coming to a complete stop was in order to accurately gauge the speed of cross/oncoming traffic, which is not nearly as accurate if you are in motion, in order to know if you can pull out/turn safely.