Comment 30836

By UrbanRenaissance (registered) | Posted May 06, 2009 at 14:39:21

I lived in Toronto for several years during school and this story brings 2 things to mind.

1) As a pedestrian the only times I ever came close to being hit by another vehicle (cars twice and a bike once) was when I had the right of way to cross and the other guy was making a right hand turn. Not exactly undeniable proof of a problem but I can definitely see why eliminating right hand on red turns is being considered.

2) As a driver, between the other car traffic and the constant stream of pedestrians and cyclists its rare to be able to make a right hand turn on a red light anyway so I don't see why banning it at some intersections would be so unreasonable.

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