Just a bunch of left wing bureaucrats trying to get any money for more boondoggles
Besides, you get to burn a lot more gas sitting at an intersection waiting to turn right.
Meanwhile the evil D.C. Council is encouraging drivers to turn to the left as much as possible.
They’re incapable of doing something of significance.
Laws are optional. It mostly depends on Who you are.
It was in the 80s that D.C. forced this change on the entire country. Lose your federal $$$ if a state didn’t do this right on red stuff
The REAL MONEY will be made by Red Light Cameras, which make something like 90% of their revenue by people failing to come to a FULL STOP before turning right at red lights.
Reigning-in the DC government and its courts must be a Republican priority. Ignore the Republican
-hating citizens’ yelps about lost home rule.
Right turn on red is one of the few laws that is actually beneficial. So naturally, the Nannies want to ban it.
They do that in Australia ...
Crazy, innit?
But LEFT turns would be ok
https://dccouncil.gov/dc-home-rule/
Congress is supposed to review and approve all laws/regulations that the DC City Council passes. Looks like another EFF YOU from Democrats
Enforcing this law will likely disproportionately affect people of color. Therefore, it should either not be enforced at all or only be enforced on white people.
The existence of a pretend "government" over the District of Columbia is unconstitutional.
“The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 required in §362(c)(5) that in order for a state to receive federal assistance in developing mandated conservation programs, they must permit right turns on red lights.”
looks like another legal cudgel Trump 47 can use against recalcitrant cities ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_on_red
North American traffic engineers first introduced this rule as a fuel savings measure in the 1970s, despite detrimental effects to the safety of pedestrians.[4] Canada and The United States are some of few major countries where turning on red is generally allowed.[5] Amid a push to reduce pedestrian fatalities and make cities safer for pedestrians and bicyclists, some American localities have in recent years implemented bans on turning on red.[6][7]
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The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 required in §362(c)(5) that in order for a state to receive federal assistance in developing mandated conservation programs, they must permit right turns on red lights.[8] All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico have allowed right turns on red since 1980, except where prohibited by a sign or where right turns are controlled by dedicated traffic lights.
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As of December 2018, the following states and territories ban left turns on red: Connecticut, Maine, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Dakota (unless permitted by local ordinance), the District of Columbia, and Guam.[40] New York City prohibits left turn on red unless a sign indicates otherwise.[40]
D.C. is incapable of ruling itself. Fire everyone and rule from congress.
So the law stays on the books.
Bit it may or may not be enforced.
Bottom line: DC wants more MVAs and pedestrians harmed.
In before they announce that banning right on red was racist