Hackettstown police typically sit off Cook or Franklin to observe the Sharp Street stops which are to say the least confusing. Along the length of Sharp Street there are painted STOPs on the pavement which seem to require you to stop about ten feet before the intersection. Some stop signs are placed five to ten feet before the mouth of the intersections. This leads to a sceme where you will likely stop before the mouth of the intersection and then because you realize you can’t properly view the oncoming traffic from the intersecting street, you ease foward for a better view and then continue on knowing you obeyed the law because you stopped prior to the intersection. All of the sudden you see the flashing lights behind you and you have just been pulled over for a rolling stop" (California stop – no offense to California). "