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“Never idle, and never stop” is the mantra for metro driving.
But it isn’t literal. It means (after having cut out ALL unnecessary cold starts and combined ALL errands) to study
Best Routing
Which isn’t necessarily shortest in time or distance.
The ideal route MAXIMIZES steady-state.
THEN one studies the route more closely. This includes traffic control devices. Knowing where they are to, again, maximize off-throttle glides to a stop.
The habit of disobeying devices will sooner or later backfire. With the possibility of a t-bone accident, your life or others is in jeopardy.
So . . there are full stops AND there are full HARD stops.
Remember that with a stop sign one must be aware of the intersection entrance. To fully stop well behind that (I know you’re a bad driver when you encroach the intersection ). It’s also a tactic to get rolling ahead of the guy from another direction. Which may not be important very often.
So it isn’t about stopping or not, it’s about total versus lesser vehicle momentum loss. And that’s by examining details.
Frankly, the best route won’t be improved by evading TC devices. Wrong place for a margin, plus enormous penalty.
A stop is like a turn. One must enter & exit well. The speed thru the turn or the exact full stop made isn’t to the point.
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