U.S. cities consider banning "right on red" laws amid rise in pedestrian deaths

Oh! One of my favorite soap boxes! How about instead of making laws more restrictive for drivers, we change car regulations so that everyone isn’t driving a tank. Pedestrian deaths are on the rise because windows are smaller, cars are heavier, grills are larger, etc. Just start taxing tanks more heavily. Or, even easier, scale back subsidies for trucks

The gold standard would be green fully regulated right turns (no right on red or normal green, instead right on a green arrow that excludes pedestrians crossing). I lived in Lausanne which had this, it worked well.

Lawmaking can be so irrational.<p>In impacts below 20mph, pedestrian deaths are rare. Right on red is a 0-10mph maneuver and that&#x27;s being generous.

Just so I understand ( I’m not from the US) : the traffic light says red, pedestrian light says green, and car is allowed to turn ? If so, this is an obvious recipe for disaster.

It’s dangerous, man. I don’t own a vehicle myself, so when I walk to the store, I have to be extra careful when crossing the intersections. :|

More do-nothing bullshit that fails to address the real cause of pedestrian (and other) deaths: TEXTING.<p>Until texting while driving is made a DUI-level offense, with the same penalties, this is a bunch of posturing and theft from law-abiding drivers.

While we’re at it, kill the green circle left turn light which still seem to tempt weary drivers into colliding with oncoming traffic. I recently was in Virginia who changed a lot of those into flashing yellow arrows.

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&gt; The car was moving slowly enough that Langerman escaped serious injury, but the bicycle required extensive repairs.<p>Literally the 1st case study in the article. I just stopped there. If your title is about deaths maybe start with that.