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District plans to end right turns on red at 100 intersections in 2019
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/district-plans-to-end-right-turns-on-red-at-100-intersections-in-2019/2018/12/28/5587d43a-09fc-11e9-88e3-989a3e456820_story.html?utm_term=.445dcbf3011d&wpisrc=nl_buzz&wpmm=1
What began in the fuel crisis of the 1970s — when OPEC turned off the spigot for oil to the United States — will come to an end in February for many District drivers.
The ability to take a right turn when faced with a red traffic light will disappear at about 100 D.C. lights where it previously had been permitted.
It’s all in keeping with Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s concept of Vision Zero, an international effort intended to eliminate traffic fatalities and injuries. Bowser (D) said allowing right turns at red lights contributes to “entirely preventable” crashes that involve bicyclists and pedestrians.
The District experienced a rash of fatal collisions involving pedestrians and bicyclists during the summer and fall, leading Bowser to say in October, “We want to look at everything that the government can control — how we invest in improving intersections, how we help educate our public and how we enforce the rules of the road.”
What began in the fuel crisis of the 1970s — when OPEC turned off the spigot for oil to the United States — will come to an end in February for many District drivers.
The ability to take a right turn when faced with a red traffic light will disappear at about 100 D.C. lights where it previously had been permitted.
It’s all in keeping with Mayor Muriel E. Bowser’s concept of Vision Zero, an international effort intended to eliminate traffic fatalities and injuries. Bowser (D) said allowing right turns at red lights contributes to “entirely preventable” crashes that involve bicyclists and pedestrians.
The District experienced a rash of fatal collisions involving pedestrians and bicyclists during the summer and fall, leading Bowser to say in October, “We want to look at everything that the government can control — how we invest in improving intersections, how we help educate our public and how we enforce the rules of the road.”
I've been both a pedestrian and a driver in some dicey situations. People are way too impatient in my city and need to chill out.
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