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NPCs wonder why people act a certain way that's different from theirs, actual people adapt to traffic conditions to make things comfy and quick. Another reason for doing early stops besides what anons mentioned is having proper visibility of traffic lights where they are obscured. Or you might want to give extra space to a bus or truck in the lane next to you right before a small roundabout that ensures your paths will cross. Or you have two lanes of unequal stopping points before a traffic light where you have some unpredictable monkey next to and slightly in front of youl, in case of which starting off in a blind spot will be a bad idea.