US cities push to ban right turns on red as pedestrian deaths rise – NBC4 Washington
A rise in accidents killing or injuring pedestrians and bicyclists has led to moves to ban right-on-red turns nationwide
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A rise in accidents killing or injuring pedestrians and bicyclists has led to moves to ban right-on-red turns nationwide
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. The car was moving slowly enough that Langerman escaped serious injury, but the bicycle required extensive repairs. To Langerman, it's another argument for ending a practice that almost all U.S. cities have embraced for decades: the legal prerogative for a driver to turn right after stopping at a red light.
A rise in accidents killing or injuring pedestrians and bicyclists has led to moves to ban right-on-red turns nationwide
A rise in accidents killing or injuring pedestrians and bicyclists has led to moves to ban right-on-red turns nationwide
CHICAGO (AP) — 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. The car was moving slowly enough that Langerman escaped […]