On Thu, 1 Aug 2013 08:40:24 +0100
Ian Jackson wrote:
In message , Truebrit
"Turn right on red" is common in most of the USA. Sometimes this is on
the basis of "common knowledge" that it is allowed in a particular State
or area, and there may be no signs to show that you can do it. In some
places, it is generally forbidden, except when there's a sign
specifically allowing it. It's an eminently sensible idea, and I wish we
could adopted a similar "turn left on red" generally in the UK (perhaps
in exchange for our mini-roundabout system).

While it obviously aids traffic flow I'm not too keen on it as it won't be
long before we have the "sorry mate, didn't see you" from a driver as a
pedestrian lies squashed on the road. There are too many idiot drivers in the
UK for this to work.

NJR