On 15-3-2018 8:04, clipka wrote:
> Am 14.03.2018 um 13:01 schrieb green:
>> clipka <ano### [at] anonymousorg> wrote:
>>> Am 14.03.2018 um 08:40 schrieb Thomas de Groot:
>>>
>>>> The notice (STOP ON RED) generates an interesting (sociological)
>>>> question. If such is necessary to be brought to the driver's attention,
>>>> is it customary in the US to drive through red otherwise? Does the red
>>>> light not suffice? Just a thought. ;-)
>>>
>>> I was told that they have a general "right turn on red" policy, kind of
>>> this thing generalized:
>>>
>>> https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C3%BCnpfeil
>>>
>>> So in that context it does make sense.
>>
>> no, it is always 'turn right on red after stop', not 'right turn yield on red.'
> 
> The stop is typically implied when talking about a "right turn on red"
> policy. (It also is implied in the German "Grünpfeil" special rule.)
> 
> The point is, all across Europe the general policy is "NO turn on red",
> except where allowed explicitly.
> 

That - fortunately - rarely applied rule of 'right turn on red' (at 
least in Europe) is a potential cause for severe accidents (as the 
wikipedia page implies too). In a country where bicycles are common even 
more so.

[we are drifting off topic] ;-)

-- 
Thomas

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