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THREAD: Right turns on red. Why are they a problem? 
1/ As designed, drivers are supposed to stop, check that no one is coming, and then make a right turn.
However, drivers have so accustomed to not finding anyone in the crosswalk that many treat the stopping part as "optional." This is when people get hurt.
However, drivers have so accustomed to not finding anyone in the crosswalk that many treat the stopping part as "optional." This is when people get hurt.
2/ Right turns on red also create an unnecessary exception to two basic rules:
-- Red lights mean "stop."
-- "WALK" signals are *supposed* to mean "crosswalk is clear."
Yet, a right turn on red allows a driver to go on a red, and a crosswalk to be unsafe on "WALK."
-- Red lights mean "stop."
-- "WALK" signals are *supposed* to mean "crosswalk is clear."
Yet, a right turn on red allows a driver to go on a red, and a crosswalk to be unsafe on "WALK."
