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Chicago — Sophee Langerman was on her way to a bicycle safety rally in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood in June when a car turning right rolled through a red light and slammed into her bike, which she ...
Sophee Langerman was on her way to a bicycle safety rally in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood in June when a car turning right rolled through a red light and slammed into her bike, which she was walking off the curb and into the crosswalk.
Right on red has been universal for decades, but an increase in pedestrian deaths and injuries has spurred a call in some cities to end it. Critics say any impacts are typically low speed and injuries are typically minor.
Almost every major city in the United States generally allows drivers to turn right at red lights, but that could change.
A dramatic rise in accidents killing or injuring pedestrians and bicyclists has led to myriad changes, but moves to ban right on red have drawn intense sentiments.