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Lights have to get smarter. Right on red is half the traffic flow in my area.* I always see so many situations where a green turn arrow would be appropriate, and yet the intersection is relying on the right-on-red rule instead, causing each car to pause when it should be flowing through. And even more situations where a light always stops the majority direction of traffic on what must be a fixed timer that poorly syncs with some upstream lights, because it always seems to turn red as a clump of cars arrives, even when there's almost always no cross traffic. Maybe right on red is more dangerous in some places, and we can get rid of it, but we have to replace it with some actual civil engineering instead of making traffic even worse.

*±100% margin of error, sample size 1

Changing traffic laws will have some effect, but really we should be working on more lightrail and more high-speed trainsets. It will take time for housing and business to rebuild around stations, but it will simultaneously keep people safer, alleviate traffic, and reduce emissions. Nothing more satisfying than flying by traffic for less than the price a gallon of gas, especially if you live a decent distance from work or school too.

I'm My State when the lights turn green to take a Right the pedestrian light also gives the pedestrians the green light to cross. So we have cars turning right while pedestrians are crossing. How much safer is that. At least now when you take it right on red the pedestrians don't have the right to cross.

USA has ass-backwards system for getting drivers license. At least from I could find online. You get learners permit after passing written exam. That's not nearly enough. In my country you have to attend 20 hours (optional depending on existing licenses) of theory, then pass theoretical exam. Then you have a driving instructor assigned to you for total 40h (or 20h depending on existing licenses) in 1h sessions. You first start training court where you train to start, stop, turn and other driving maneuvers. When instructor deems you ready for traffic only then you get to drive with them in the car and having dual controls for the vehicle. Only when instructor deems you ready you are allowed to take the test for getting the license. And even on the test you first have to pass training court before you are allowed to enter traffic.

By the time you got learners permit you have at least 40h of driving in traffic which is significantly better than just passing written exam.

In my eyes, law is not the problem but experience and people paying attention. Phones, doing makeup, eating food and other things should be forbidden in car because it distracts you too much.

Sounds like Revenue Generation to me. Some out of town driver doesn't know about the local traffic law, gets cited for breaking it, and loses if they fight it.

Drivers are becoming hostile and idiotic by the day. What you'll also notice is when it is green, they will stop instead.

Need higher or more severe penalties if this is to save lives

We don't have right on red in europe. Can't imagine crossing the road to a median with it

It's banned in NYC but not enforced, so it may as well be legal. Then again, barreling through a red light also isn't enforced.

They should ban slip lanes too

Uhh not by default! The pedestrian crosswalks need to be hooked to the light, and timed better. When a pedestrian needs to cross (with the button), then no right on red—after the cars go. That way there isn’t a rush by anyone.

Drivers should not have the option to decide for themselves when they think it’s safe

I hate this sentiment. They don't want people to think for themselves.

This seems weird. Do you guys not have arrows for turning traffic? Just one set of solid lights??

I think traffic laws is one of the few things where Canada is even worse than the US. It's outright retarded how traffic lights work here and it's a small miracle that we don't have casualties every single day on every single street