Re:Why do we have right-on-red, and is it time to get rid of...
by CalRobert on Sunday January 21, 2024 @01:20AM
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Because it leads to dead pedestrians. I walk a lot and right on red is a curse, drivers often only look left for traffic instead of right for pedestrians before turning. Coupled with hoods so high you can't even see kids or short people walking in front of your vehicle it's very dangerous.
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Re:Why do we have right-on-red, and is it time to get rid of...
by cozzyd on Sunday January 21, 2024 @01:25AM
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The last two vehicles which nearly ran me over in a crosswalk have been pickup trucks... Not sure if they have shitty visibility or if pickup drivers are less likely to conceptualize there might be pedestrians....
Re:Why do we have right-on-red, and is it time to get rid of...
by tasn on Sunday January 21, 2024 @01:35AM
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I think there are two bigger problems here: people turning when there are pedestrians and the car size inflation. These are not inherent problems with right on red.
Re:Why do we have right-on-red, and is it time to get rid of...
by CalRobert on Sunday January 21, 2024 @04:52AM
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Yet right on red seems to correlate with drivers not paying as much attention to pedestrians and people getting killed https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259019822...