http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/01/15/media-too-often-blame-the-victim-in-pedestrian-crashes/ Covering San Francisco's livable streets movement Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/01/15/media-too-often-blame-the-victim-in-pedestrian-crashes/comment-page-1/#comment-473651 Eric Fischer Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:14:38 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1317#comment-473651 I was just amazed to read this posting from Montreal -- http://spacingmontreal.ca/2010/08/19/no-right-on-red-was-a-good-choice-for-montreal-mtq/ -- and learn from the comments that not only are cars there not allowed to turn right on red, they aren't even allowed to turn right on green until the WALK phase has ended. Makes me want to visit and experience what that is like! I was just amazed to read this posting from Montreal — http://spacingmontreal.ca/2010/08/19/no-right-on-red-was-a-good-choice-for-montreal-mtq/ — and learn from the comments that not only are cars there not allowed to turn right on red, they aren’t even allowed to turn right on green until the WALK phase has ended. Makes me want to visit and experience what that is like!

]]> http://sf.streetsblog.org/2009/01/15/media-too-often-blame-the-victim-in-pedestrian-crashes/comment-page-1/#comment-473445 @wqueens7 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:41:10 +0000 http://sf.streetsblog.org/?p=1317#comment-473445 Besides banning "right on red" giving tickets to motorists who menace (drive too closely to)pedestrians would be a <a href="http://todayeye.wordpress.com/2007/04/29/truck-tosterone/" rel="nofollow">good start</a>. http://todayeye.wordpress.com/2007/04/29/truck-tosterone/ Besides banning “right on red” giving tickets to motorists who menace (drive too closely to)pedestrians would be a good start. http://todayeye.wordpress.com/2007/04/29/truck-tosterone/

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