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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Alexandria recently added a bunch of "no right on red" signs at almost every intersection from Old Town to Del Ray. It's bonkers. I say this as a pedestrian over half the time.

Good drivers were mindful before the signs. Signs don't stop bad drivers.

The signs do absolutely nothing regarding safety.[/quote]

Maybe drivers in Alexandria are special, but in my experience not in Alexandria, there are plenty of drivers who obey the no right on red signs. Not all, but a lot more than if there's no sign.

I agree that there are also plenty of drivers who ignore signs, which is why it takes more than just no right on red signs to make a crossing safe. But the no right on red signs do help.[/quote]

How does no right on red make crossing safe?  The whole point of right on red is that pedestrians are not supposed to be crossing the cross street when that light is green.[/quote]

Sometimes pedestrian here - for one, cars that turn red pull into and sit in / block the crosswalk while they wait to turn so it can make it tough to get around them - typically would end up walking behind the car that has pulled up, I guess.[/quote]

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