San Francisco Bans Right Turns on Red at 200 Intersections

More cities are reversing the 1970s policy due to its disproportionate involvement in pedestrian crashes.

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April 8, 2024, 12:00 PM PDT

By Diana Ionescu @aworkoffiction


Stoplight with green light and "no right turn on red" pictograph on overhead signal

sockagphoto / No right turn on red

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) approved a plan to ban right turns on red at 200 downtown intersections, reports Megan Rose Dickey in Axios.

The plan is part of an effort to reduce pedestrian and cyclist deaths, 20 percent of which occur during right-turn-on-red crashes. While advocates say the city should extend the program to the entire city, “San Francisco does not have enough workers to implement these bans citywide, which would require the installation of thousands of metal signs, SFMTA director Jeffrey Tumlin told the San Francisco Standard.”

The city plans to expand the program ‘incrementally’ into other neighborhoods.

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 in Axios

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