rightonred stress 4666

Any light that doesn't change in less than 3 minutes with no opposing traffic needs to be retimed.

I have been honked at while sitting at a light waiting to turn right when there is a sign clearly stating "No Right On Red." Then there are the people who honk at you when you are going straight at an intersection where they want to turn right.

How many of these hypothetical people that the cautious person is holding up by not aggressively turning right on red can't spare 10 or 15 seconds from their not so busy day?

I suppose you never had an aggressive driver turn right on red and almost hit you. Or turn right on red in front of you (failure to yield right of way) and then drive slowly, holding you up?

Sigh, I can't see you complaining about some little old lady not turning right on red if you are out there clogging up the roads with your bike. And don't give me the BS about how you outrun most traffic. Think about how many people slow down in reaction to your presence when you are on the bike and multiply that out. In the end you are just another impatient driver who is unwilling to tolerate even the slightest impediment to your drive, while at the same time not giving a damn how many people you cut off or slow down. Just be honest, it is all about you.

According to

"Since January 1, 1980, all 50 states and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have had laws permitting right-turn-on-red unless a sign prohibits the turn. As of January 1, 1994, 43 jurisdictions provided for left-turn-on-red (LTOR) and nine did not. LTOR is permitted only at the intersection of a one-way street with another one-way street."

At least ROR rules aren't significantly contributing to the rest rate. However, you might be interested in reading this reference since a large portion of the ROR accidents involve bicycles and pedestrians.

Ed