...stuck behind two pedestrians with earbuds in.

We keep pedaling. The traffic light at the summit is in sight. We pray a silent prayer to the traffic light gods that the light turns red on our approach so we have an excuse to sit still and catch our breath.

As luck would have it, it does!!! Unfortunately, we are first to the line and it's a right turn lane and right on red is allowed.

Drivers are stacked up behind us.

#ModeChoice #ChooseYourOwnAdventure #BikeTooter #Games #RTOR

...HOLY SHIT a driver just flew through the intersection right in front of us, missing our front wheel by inches.

#RightOnRed is legal here, after all, and the intersection design hardly forces drivers to slow down to make this right turn. So we've got to expect this to happen. We chastise ourselves for letting our guard down for a split second. That was a close one!

We look up and see the countdown timer says 7 seconds already...

#ModeChoice #ChooseYourOwnAdventure #BikeTooter #Games #RTOR

Yet in most US states, turning right on a red light is still allowed by default.

There's no evidence #RTOR does what it was meant to do: save fuel.

There is evidence that it increases the risks to pedestrians even when (especially when) they are using crosswalks and following traffic signals.

There's widespread acknowledgment that our longstanding focus on traffic flow kills people.

Why are we still turning right on red? This is the lowest of the low hanging fruit. Ban #RTOR.

#RoadSafety