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Paris to let cyclists go on red

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  • July 8, 2015 at 7:15 pm #24398
    ianrobo

    Well this will be fascinating to watch and see what happens

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-33446899

    Imagine the reaction here ? But I have believed for a while like in the states cars should be able to turn left on red. I have seen that work very well in the States.

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  • July 9, 2015 at 8:47 am #853207
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    I love my bike

    Unfortunately it looks like
    Unfortunately it looks like it will often adversely affect pedestrians crossing at the junction.

    Luckily, in this country we use mini roundabouts rather than 4-way stops, & have narrower streets so don’t have the need for them to slow motor traffic, and then need to allow Idaho-stops for cycles.

    July 9, 2015 at 6:11 am #853205
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    “I don’t want to move to a
    “I don’t want to move to a city where the only cultural advantage is being able to make a right turn on a red light.” — Woody Allen

    Arguably, Paris has a few other cultural advantages.

    In one state (Idaho) we also have a law allowing cyclists to roll through stop signs without stopping, and treat a red light as a stop sign. There has been a great deal of chatter about spreading that law to other states, but I don’t believe any have done so.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idaho_stop

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