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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who came up with “NO TURN ON RED” rule? These signs are popping up everywhere. WTF?[/quote]

Evan Glass. [/quote]

Was wondering why there are these new signs around my neighborhood in intersections that dont make sense.  Unbelievable how one lawmaker can accomplish such a dumbass move that will affect our commutes forever.[/quote]

Did they do any research before slapping them up everywhere.  It's making the horrible commute even more horrible, sitting in these lines waiting to turn right staring at intersection after intersection completely devoid of pedestrians.  [/quote]

There's a pretty militant faction throughout the DMV that wants to make the roads as undriveable as possible. There's no specific research supporting anything they're doing -- they just cite to general research showing that traffic slowing measures can avoid injuries and deaths. But of course that doesn't have any limiting principle because if the goal is to avoid traffic injuries and deaths, then the perfect solution is to get rid of cars and roads altogether. It also doesn't take into account things like lost productivity and increased pollution. It's like they never took an econ 101 class where they learned that some injuries and deaths are part of everything we do (lots of construction workers die every year, but we don't stop building skyscrapers), and so we do need to ask if the costs of slowing people down more actually yields a benefit that is worth it rather than just having a generic goal of making driving as miserable as possible. So their endless pursuit is to make sure you drive as slowly as possible, with as many tools to slow you down as possible (low speed limits, cameras, no right turn on red, speed bumps).

And paradoxically, as driving becomes more miserable, people find other things to ease the misery, like texting and watching TikTok while driving, which may explain why -- despite all the efforts to make driving more miserable -- injuries and deaths have not budged in this region.

This isn't limited to Maryland BTW. It's also in DC and NoVA.[/quote]

As the number of speed bumps grows, I find myself rolling stop signs more often. If you're going to make me stop in the middle of the intersection, don't expect me to stop again 30 feet later at the stop sign. [/quote]

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