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Re:How UPS trucks saved millions of dollars by eliminating l... by lorenzhs on Friday February 10, 2017 @11:59AM (#13616850)
According to Wikipedia [1], "as of 1992, right turn on red is governed federally by 42 U.S.C. § 6322(c)", which reads [2]:

> Each proposed State energy conservation plan to be eligible > for Federal assistance under this part shall include [...] > a traffic law or regulation which, to the maximum extent > practicable consistent with safety, permits the operator of a > motor vehicle to turn such vehicle right at a red stop light > after stopping and to turn such vehicle left from a one-way > street onto a one-way street at a red light after stopping

I'm not sure how exactly the NYC exception works.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_on_red

[2] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/6322

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Re:How UPS trucks saved millions of dollars by eliminating l... by jack9 on Friday February 10, 2017 @12:32PM (#13617151)
This is not "governed federally". Making a state eligible for Federal assistance is not the same as being a legal requirement. How you confuse these things is an example a simple comprehension failure or possibly someone who doesn't understand US law to any degree. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_on_red shows a handy little map in the bottom right highlighting the differences between states.
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Re:How UPS trucks saved millions of dollars by eliminating l... by crysin on Friday February 10, 2017 @01:18PM (#13617555)
If you're talking about the US map near the bottom of the page that is specific to left turns on red, not right turns.
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Re:How UPS trucks saved millions of dollars by eliminating l... by lorenzhs on Friday February 10, 2017 @01:29PM (#13617661)
The portion you take issue with is a quote from the same article that you're referring to, and clearly marked as such. I'm sorry that your "comprehension failure" insult backfired.

By the way, the map on the bottom right is for left turns on red, which isn't the topic here.

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Re:How UPS trucks saved millions of dollars by eliminating l... by gumby on Friday February 10, 2017 @12:04PM (#13616894)
New York got to be the exception (!?)
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