"mookie89" wrote in message
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FWIW, here in the States there was quite a controversy when the idea was
first floated for Right Turn on Red. The nay-sayers complained of the
hundreds of thousands of pedestrians that would perish. There was, in
fact,
quite a learning curve (no pun intended) and there were some tragic
crashes
at first, but all-in-all it seems to work just fine now. As for a
dedicated
right turn lane (left in the UK), while we do have some, the bulk of
intersections have none. Therefore if car #1 goes straight and car #2
wants
to turn, car #2 waits for the traffic signal to change. What would really
help here in the USA is British style roundabouts. I love driving in your
country because the roundabouts at least keep traffic somewhat flowing as
opposed to what someone else in this thread said about waiting for signals
to change when not a cross traffic or pedestrian is in sight. BTW, if we
want to turn left (in the USA) on to a one-way street that only goes to
the
left and we are also on a one-way street, we can legally turn left.

What would be worth importing is the US "Stop 4-ways" system. Far better
than the mini-roundabouts which infest our roads.

I also like the Dutch idea, where a road with 2 lanes in each direction
changes to 3 and one at traffic lights, one for right turn, one for straight
ahead and one for left turns, all synchronised to allow turns without
conflicting movements.
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