Originally Posted by 4WD
Not a problem here …
our average car, the F350, pulls well past the stripe when you are trying to turn around them.
Same goes for here.
I never really did so as a consistent bad habit but I'd caught myself crowding the crosswalk a few times and got very deliberate about not being that sloppy anymore. Even just one time of someone crossing as pedestrian or on bicycle and having to yield way around the frontend of my car really makes me feels small -as it should. I'll often come to a light / crosswalk and not see anyone around but things can easily obscure line of sight along the path feeding the crossing. It's one thing that takes being mindful of creating better habits in my case and probably so because it's the kind of thing I and others can and have gotten away with more often than not.
Lots of times, the other vehicle in the next lane over is so far past the stop line they indeed block some of that crossing and block my vision completely to even consider a right turn on red unless I wish to chance it starting out past their frontend. If doing so, I am blocking the walk just to see if traffic is clear for me to proceed.
Definitely bad by design.
As for speeding during this time of open roads, I can see the temptation. Speeding within reason on lightly trafficked roads / areas probably feels or seems more safe than speed limit adherence during "normal" traffic situations. However, with light traffic, I'd imagine it's far easier for LEO to spot the offenders.