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It’s time to ban ‘right-on-red’ (www.fastcompany.com)

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[-] thedevisinthedetails@programming.dev 6 points 10 months ago

Fatalities are one thing to consider. Another is injuries that can range from minor to life changing.

I don't know the stats on this but pedestrian injuries would be something for policy makers to consider as well.

And in general:

If deaths are up it's safe to assume injuries are up as well
Good policy making also involves preventing problems, and educating people on the issue. If 0.2% of deaths is acceptable and trending up at what point do we take action? 0.5%? 1%? 5%?

I don't think that the US even tracks injuries at least I can't find anything from a cursory search. But according to Vancouver RTOR is 13% of all deaths and serious injuries. https://viewpointvancouver.ca/2022/08/23/rethinking-the-right-turn-on-red/

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