I’ve seen them called “Stop Lines”, “Balk Line”, etc. The thick line painted on the road at a Stop Sign.
You’re supposed to stop before the line, but a lot of the time there’s a bush or other obstruction so you can’t see any crossing traffic. You have to creep forward until you can see anything.
Is there a reason for this? Is it done on purpose? It makes sense if there’s a crosswalk or something, but I see it a lot where there shouldn’t be any pedestrian activity.
I think he’s explaining Florida merges where the oncoming ramp is about 35 degrees from the HWY, where turning up and back is too far and the rear view mirror will show you the ramp, not oncoming traffic until you’re in a 100ft merge lane.