> I know a native Californian who was visiting another state (I think it was Louisiana, but I'm not sure) and did one of those rolling stops. A police officer pulled her over, approached her window, and told her what she had done wrong. "I'm sorry, officer! I just made a California stop!" And then, I kid you not, he became almost apologetic and gently informed her that those were not allowed in that state. If he ever found out that such stops are not legal in California, I'm sure he felt stupid.

Rolling stops aren't legal here either, but everybody does them. The reason complete stops are called "student driver stops" is because the only people who do them are student drivers trying to pass their driving test to get their license. I've never seen or heard of anyone being pulled over for making a rolling stop before. Either they're much more strict about such things in Louisiana, or that was one bored cop with nothing better to do at the time.