# "Change drivers" on stop sign? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 19, 2015, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-drivers-on-stop-sign/740861 "2015-12-19T18:30:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dingbang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac8455/32.png) [@Dingbang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dingbang)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-drivers-on-stop-sign/740861/1 "2015-12-19T18:30:01Z")
Passed by a Carmax yesterday and noticed an odd sign at the exit. As you’re leaving the dealership and turning onto the roadway, there’s a stop sign that also says “Change drivers.” I Googled but only found design plans for a new Carmax that specifies the same sign. What does “change drivers” mean? (If you’re unfamiliar, Carmax is a used car dealership.) ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-drivers-on-stop-sign/740861/2 "2015-12-19T19:36:09Z")
Maybe it has something to do with a salesman taking a potential buyer out for a test drive. That’s the point at which the Carmax employee hands over or takes back control of the vehicle? ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-drivers-on-stop-sign/740861/3 "2015-12-19T19:38:59Z")
I just did this last Saturday when I bought my new car at the local Carmax. The salesperson drives the car up to the security gate, then you switch over so you can test-drive the vehicle around a bit. When you get back to the gate on your way back in, you stop and change again so the salesperson can repark the car. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-drivers-on-stop-sign/740861/4 "2015-12-19T19:53:09Z")
Probability a liability thing in the Carmax lot. Insurance, lawyers, nannies and such. ---
**Author:** ![Dingbang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac8455/32.png) [@Dingbang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dingbang)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-drivers-on-stop-sign/740861/5 "2015-12-19T19:56:38Z")
That makes sense. Quick answer from the SD. ---
**Author:** ![obbn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/d6d6ee/32.png) [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-drivers-on-stop-sign/740861/6 "2015-12-19T19:58:36Z")
I’d there was only some type of Asian drill that one could use in this scenario. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-drivers-on-stop-sign/740861/7 "2015-12-19T22:05:22Z")
FWIW, at my CarMax in South Florida, I drove the vehicle for the entire test drive. On the way in, I remember discussing where I should park the car. Maybe there are state specific rules? ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-drivers-on-stop-sign/740861/8 "2015-12-19T22:09:36Z")
> [@obbn](#): > > I’d there was only some type of Asian drill that one could use in this scenario. Yes; that’s what I first thought, too. ---
**Author:** ![andrewm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c57346/32.png) [@andrewm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewm)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2015, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-drivers-on-stop-sign/740861/9 "2015-12-20T00:46:44Z")
The CarMax in MD has a gate in and out of the used car lot (probably as an anti-theft measure?). It’s operated by a salesperson’s badge/PIN, so they must be driving to go through.