[Oops, almost caught myself "pre-pending". See reply at end.] > From: "Bob Paolino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Someone suggested: > > 3. Repeal right-turn-on-red in Madison > > Just like Quebec, eh? Right on red in general is a reasonable thing, and it's silly > to have someone's motor vehicle idling/emitting foul gases while waiting for a light > when there isn't another person or vehicle in sight for a block or more. And > repealing right on red would be an annoyance for us on bicycles, too--we already > have to wait too long at intersections where the sensors don't recognise our > presence; let's not also be stuck not even able to make legal right (or left on > intersecting one way streets) turns at those intersections. > > Isn't there some kind of cliche about babies and bathwater?
Agreed. In fact, banning turn-on-red would have no effect on ordinary two-way stop intersections, where the same problem exists (perhaps even moreso). It's not just the excess idling, either. It's the unduly long lines of cars waiting to turn, further congesting traffic (for bikes as well). Imagine, too, intersections like S Ingersoll and E Wash. The right lane, a turn lane, has no sensor loop for the traffic lights. So a car pulling up there would have to wait until another car pulls up in the next lane to trip the loop. --------------- Paul T. O'Leary Desktop Insurgent Madison, WI USA _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
