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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Getting rid of Right Turn On Red would make the streets a lot safer — particularly for pedestrians.

RTOR introduced an additional layer of judgements by drivers vs Stop On Red.  Many drivers do rolling stops, and some don’t even stop anymore. The more predictable drivers are the safer it will be for pedestrians.

Drivers also need to give pedestrians the right of way — a practice that’s no longer universal.  I live near a crosswalk that’s very difficult for pedestrians— and continues to be, even after a traffic light was added several years ago. At certain times of the day, many cars use my local street to reach much larger nearby major avenues, turning left (lots of cars) and right (some cars) from the cross street. When all of us — cars and pedestrians— have the green light, the long line of cars turning left don’t pause for the pedestrians crossing the street. This often leaves pedestrians stranded in the middle of the street that they’re crossing when the light turns red.  It’s not safe for pedestrians. [/quote]

Pedestrians need to start following the rules and ONLY step off the curb if they have the white walk sign. [/quote]

I have done this. The right turn on red drivers don't seem to care if I have a walk sign. [/quote]

I never have any problems with drivers. It's the bike riders who are a menace.[/quote]

Right.  I walked 2 blocks today to go to a CVS.  While doing that, I witnessed one car just straight up run a red light to take a left hand turn (the intersecting road's light had just turned red!) and then another who took a right on a red where there is a sign that says, get this, NO Right on Red, and then another who was going the wrong way out of the parking lot for the CVS I was headed to.

Yeah, those cyclists. Such menaces.[/quote]

This is actually why we need a return to police enforcement of traffic laws, rather than just relying on traffic cameras. Each of the situations you describe is more dangerous to pedestrians than a car going 36 mph on a wide thoroughfare into DC where there are rarely ever any pedestrians. [/quote]

I have good news for you: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/08/27/dc-police-traffic-safety-unit/

To be clear, though, if you are going 11mph above the posted speed limit on any street in DC, you are not a safe driver.[/quote]

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