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Why do we have right-on-red, and is it time to get rid of it? (abc7.com)

submitted 9 months ago by haxor@derp.foo to c/hackernews@derp.foo

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[–] Shazbot@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's not that difficult, but bad drivers make it difficult for everyone else. Coming to a complete stop should be instinct, it's a red light after all. But some still treat it like a green because of right on red. They'll turn up to 24 kph so long as they don't see obstacles at a glance. This is the danger for pedestrians and oncoming traffic, everything is secondary to the bad driver's intention. Add the popularity of bigger vehicles which increase the likelihood of fatal crashes and reduce curb visibility, it can be pretty dicey.

Ideally I'd like to see stronger enforcement for full stop on red. But if we can't get bad drivers to change I'll take sitting at the red over an accident any day.

[–] fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

If full stop on red isn't enforced what makes you think no right on red would be either?

Unless you're running someone over the cops don't care.