"...A dramatic rise in accidents (lie!) killing or injuring pedestrians and bicyclists has led to a myriad of policy and infrastructure changes, but moves to ban right on red have drawn some of the most intense sentiments on both sides.
- Washington, D.C.’s City Council last year approved a right-on-red ban that takes effect in 2025.
- New Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s transition plan called for “restricting right turns on red,” but his administration hasn’t provided specifics.
- The college town of Ann Arbor, Michigan, now prohibits right turns at red lights in the downtown area.
- San Francisco leaders recently voted to urge their transportation agency to ban right on red across the city, and other major cities such as Los Angeles, Seattle and Denver have looked into bans as well.
...He cited an upcoming study by his association that analyzed California crash data from 2011-2019 and found that drivers turning right on red accounted for only about one pedestrian death and less than one bicyclist death statewide every two years.
“What's really behind this movement is part of the agenda to make driving as miserable and as difficult as possible so people don't drive so much,” Beeber said.
