Most recently, the 2012 Aston Martin Rapide takes the cake for stopping traffic.

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This season, the 2012 CLS 63 AMG is stopping traffic, literally.

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But even that didn't help Frank Carfaro, who was red-faced after a traffic-stopping stunt he planned to hype his Manhattan design studio, Desiron.

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Even the official Xinhua news agency joined the criticism after complaints that motorists were stopping so abruptly at traffic lights that they were causing collisions and tailbacks.

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The documentary "Levitated Mass: The Story of Michael Heizer's Monolithic Sculpture, " which follows the 340-ton boulder on its traffic-stopping journey through Southern California, will have its world premiere at the art museum.

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Experts told the court the car was still travelling at speed on impact and had little or no chance of stopping when the driver saw stationary traffic.

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"As the recent debate over racial profiling demonstrates all too clearly, a relatively minor traffic infraction may often serve as an excuse for stopping and harassing an individual, " O'Connor wrote.

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"Stopping in a bus stop is an offence under Section 243 of the Highway Code and the Traffic Management Act of 2004, " Mr Cox said.

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