[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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[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.

[Anonymous]

“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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