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gene91 | 2 years ago

1 and 2 can be addressed though.

It’s easy to ban right-turn-on-red on a specific intersection. People sometimes do not see the sign, but new-style electronic no-right-turn signs addresses this. https://www.orangetraffic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/LS2...

It’s also legal to have red light cameras, so they can be installed.

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altairprime|2 years ago

American drivers disregard those electronic signals almost as readily as they disregard unlit signs, stop signs and red lights; especially in rural farmland regions such as Gilroy. (Less so when it’s due to a train track, more so when it’s due to impaired visibility.)

Red light cameras are a somewhat effective solution for attentive drivers, so long as their car has a license plate (which is also not reliably enforced in the US). However, the inherent flaws of the scissor intersection, and the risks posed by inattentive drivers, are only addressed by replacing the scissor intersection with something else.

user3939382|2 years ago

> so long as their car has a license plate (which is also not reliably enforced in the US).

What? If any cop sees you without a plate you’re getting pulled over immediately.