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You could reverse down the road, or would there be a moment between forwards and backwards when you're stopped?
It's not a u-turn if you skid into a wicked 540
Knight Rider vibes.
You have to cross over 0 at some point
Stopping isn't the same as driving at 0 speed.
A car is stopped if and only if its acceleration is also 0.
And velocity is 0. Otherwise Johnny 100kmph is technically stopped
That's why I put a sneaky 'also' in my comment