Dictum of the day, or on the mysteries of driving

Any mom or dad driving kids to school can expect to stop while parents in cars in front of them are unloading their kids. A shopper driving to a store near Lake Merritt in Oakland may have to stop while a gaggle of geese crosses the street. A couple going for a Sunday drive in West Marin County may have to stop for a cattle crossing. And, of course, all of us are expected to stop for red lights, stop signs, crossing trains, and funeral processions. In short, all drivers may, and sometimes must, stop. But they do so while “driving.” Just like defendant.

The People v. Carl Nelson, Court of Appeal of the State of California, A131301, 14.11.2011, Concurring opinion of Richman, J., p. 1-2