DC - "No Right Turn On Red" - Why????

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Anonymous wrote:No one should be in such a hurry that they absolutely cannot wait at a red light. I always point out to my kids the cars that do it illegally when we are behind them. We wait for the light and then turn, and within a block we are right behind the person who made the illegal turn. The risk got them nowhere.

Everyone should always exercise at least one hour a day too and eat plenty of vegetables and only drink alcohol in moderation, if at all.

Did you seriously just compare following diet and exercise recommendations to obeying traffic laws so that you don't injure or kill people?

If you don't want to obey traffic laws while driving, don't drive. Driving is a privilege, not a right.

Does that go for cyclists too? If they bothered to learn the rules of Idaho stops, they'd see that the *only* time they can run stop signs is when no one else is at an intersection, including pedestrians on the sidewalk.

Does the state issue bicycling licenses?

(Answer: no, the state does not.)

Uh, what? So cyclists are free to ignore the law?

Driving is a privilege, not a right. That's why the government issues driver's licenses.

It’s not clear what point you are making. Everyone uses public roads by permission of the government. The government could declare licensing requirements for cyclists and registration requirements for bicycles if it wanted.

Yes, it could. But it doesn't.

If you're the I Ignore Driving Laws When I Feel Like It poster, you should have your driver's license revoked.

[Anonymous]

Right turn on red kills. One of the reasons why American streets are three times deadlier per mile driven than Western Europe.

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Anonymous wrote:No one should be in such a hurry that they absolutely cannot wait at a red light. I always point out to my kids the cars that do it illegally when we are behind them. We wait for the light and then turn, and within a block we are right behind the person who made the illegal turn. The risk got them nowhere.

Everyone should always exercise at least one hour a day too and eat plenty of vegetables and only drink alcohol in moderation, if at all.

Did you seriously just compare following diet and exercise recommendations to obeying traffic laws so that you don't injure or kill people?

If you don't want to obey traffic laws while driving, don't drive. Driving is a privilege, not a right.

Does that go for cyclists too? If they bothered to learn the rules of Idaho stops, they'd see that the *only* time they can run stop signs is when no one else is at an intersection, including pedestrians on the sidewalk.

Does the state issue bicycling licenses?

(Answer: no, the state does not.)

Uh, what? So cyclists are free to ignore the law?

Driving is a privilege, not a right. That's why the government issues driver's licenses.

It’s not clear what point you are making. Everyone uses public roads by permission of the government. The government could declare licensing requirements for cyclists and registration requirements for bicycles if it wanted.

You sound insane. There's not same asterisk to the law that says "oh nevermind if you don't have to have a license to do what you're doing"

[Anonymous]

I remember back in the 70's, downtown DC there was signs that said "NO RIGHT TURN ALLOWED". They were posted on the streets that had prostitutes on the corners at night. You couldn't drive around the block.

[Anonymous]

MPMD has been very clear that they are not going to enforce this new policy and all these new signs. They are horrible for the city and the environment.