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Originally Posted by Coldrsx
Disagree. I believe that right on red helps with flow and makes sense for most intersections.
Don't try to fix stupid.
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It would make the streets much safer for pedestrians, especially in busy downtown areas. Right on red cars often think they have the right of way over left on green arrow too, and when someone doesn't want to turn right on red, chances are the guy behind will honk his horn. Then you have the issue of right of red cars creeping into the crosswalk to see oncoming cars, blocking pedestrians. All around, right on reds create a lot of conflict, and not just with transit vehicles.
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Originally Posted by Acajack
Gatineau always had a right turns on red ban along its Rapibus BRT corridor, but there were still crashes in the early going.
You can see it here. There is a dedicated green arrow (red in the photo) for vehicles turning right and crossing the BRT corridor. The bus you see is in the reserved corridor.
https://www.google.com/maps/@45.4788...7i16384!8i8192
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Those are crazy intersections; seven lane stroad, train track, two lane busway. For those who don't know, one area has a 4 lane highway type road, train track, two lane busway, multi-use pathway, and another three lane road. Over 100 meters wide. It's nutz.
https://www.google.com/maps/search/m.../data=!3m1!1e3
Very few people actually live near the RapiBus. Almost all big box retail, malls, office and industrial. Quite a few lost opportunities.