How traffic lights help us exercise judgement and make ethical decisions that impact ourselves and others (in case you were wondering, yes this is a metaphor).
I often wonder how the US developed the concept of turning right on red. It doesn’t happen anywhere else I’ve been to and always catches me out when driving there!
Huh! I didn't even know that was a thing - I've never been. Probably safest to keep it that way...?
Wikipedia tells me "Right-on-red was legalized nationwide [in the USA] in an attempt to save fuel during the 1973 oil crisis." But also that "As pedestrian fatalities increased nationwide after 2020, some American localities proposed or implemented bans on turning on red."
But by the '70s it had already been in place in various states, so it sounds a little like "oil crisis" was just a way to push in the thin end of the wedge...
Sorry but how amazing is the writing here? Miriam has such a unique and powerful voice
I often wonder how the US developed the concept of turning right on red. It doesn’t happen anywhere else I’ve been to and always catches me out when driving there!
Huh! I didn't even know that was a thing - I've never been. Probably safest to keep it that way...?
Wikipedia tells me "Right-on-red was legalized nationwide [in the USA] in an attempt to save fuel during the 1973 oil crisis." But also that "As pedestrian fatalities increased nationwide after 2020, some American localities proposed or implemented bans on turning on red."
But by the '70s it had already been in place in various states, so it sounds a little like "oil crisis" was just a way to push in the thin end of the wedge...
It's a big issue when driving in lanes and realising you're in the 'right on red lane' ... loud honking starts around 3 nanoseconds after stopping.
Oh, we HATE it when people don't follow our rules :D