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economist suntribune police saturday march 112000 stop sign campaign under way by kathleen griffin staff writer so you think you stopped at that stop sign a full stop what if there were video evi dence proving you didnt stop would you change your think ing would you change your dri ving thats what york regional police hope drivers will leam this month as they crack down on stop sign infractions at problem intersections regionwide were going to concentrate on intersections citizens have identified to us as highcom plaint areas ones that have caused them concern insp chris barratt said in 1999 five people were killed and another 46 required hospitalization due to stop sign infractions across the region to put it inperspective you got your drivers licence before graduating high school youve forgotten a lot of things you learned in high school and for gotten a lot of things you learned to get your licence there is no imposed education update until you turn 80 years old and people pick up alot of bad habits in that time we want to correct those bad habits barratt said drivers got an initial break march 7 and 8 were awareness and education days police asked people running stop signs to view the video tape of their offence shaw cable recorded three drivers running a vaughan stop sign tuesday staff photosjoerd witteveen this motorist was caught overrunning a stop line last week and was given a warning the police want the public to know their cam paign will be happening all over york region during march one man laughed with sur prise when he saw his car speed ing through the intersection and said hed pay more attention next time a woman also seemed taken aback by the video tape but said she too would concen trate more on the road when dri ving a third woman didnt believe the tape at all i dont knowwhathappened but i know i stopped she insist ed it can be very frustrating at court said const bill russell shes convinced she stopped those people can be very con vincing in court because they believe it themselves if youre caught now be pre pared for a 105 ticket and three demerit points thats a hefty fine three points when youre only allowed 15 and there are insurance ram ifications as well barratt said not to mention if you happen to run over a littlekid your money or your life thats what disobeying stop signs may cost you your money trie fine for disobeying a stop sign is 105 three demerit points your insurance rates may rise your life last year in york region 46 people were sent to hospital as a result of collisions involving stop sign infractions five people died did you know there is no such thing as a rolling stop you must come to a complete stop every time you must stop at the stop line marked on the pavement if there is no stop line stop at the crosswalk marked or not if there is no crosswalk stop at the edge of the sidewalk if there is no sidewalk stop at the edge of the intersection way c store closing 1661 denison st markham kennedy rdvdenison st mi wl all inventory is 1070 off excluding tobacco 1999 fashion 60 off grocery 20 off pre 1999 fashion 70 off housewares 20 off footwear 70 off toys 40 off electronics 30 off other items are up to 70 off all sales are final no refund or exchange goodwrench h shirts hats jackei5 gloves winter merchandise accessories all at ilnbelievabletprices two days only- friday march 17 5pm to midnight saturday march 18 7am to 5pm s786 main street stouffviuje cbesipe mm meats don -3- -ss- a traffic ticket experts is staffed by expolice officers who will act as your agent in court defending all traffic tickets speeding accidents careless impaired etc call for fftee consultation mt k 9 9403000 4418 hwy 7 east unionville its free