Yet in most US states, turning right on a red light is still allowed by default.

There's no evidence #RTOR does what it was meant to do: save fuel.

There is evidence that it increases the risks to pedestrians even when (especially when) they are using crosswalks and following traffic signals.

There's widespread acknowledgment that our longstanding focus on traffic flow kills people.

Why are we still turning right on red? This is the lowest of the low hanging fruit. Ban #RTOR.

#RoadSafety

#ITE (the Institute of Transportation Engineers) began recommending #RTOR (right turn on red) as a fuel saving measure in 1986. ITE rescinded that guidance in September 2019, writing:

"The existing [recommendation] fails to provide a sufficiently robust analysis of the impacts, especially with regards to the potential impacts on the safety of #pedestrians using #crosswalks."

ITE's full statement on rescinding the RTOR recommendation:

https://www.ite.org/pub/?id=B59F0054-B3AE-FD5C-81E5-62E18920B5DC

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