#BanRightOnRed
Even intersections where Right on Red is banned per the sign, drivers don't care. We need to #BanRightOnRed in Boston and #AutomateSafeStreetsMass statewide

Drivers will do whatever they want when there are no consequences and don't care that they risk all of our lives
November 25, 2025 at 12:38 AM
And not once did they ever turn their head to acknowledge anything else other than vehicles. #yeg #yegbike #banrightonred
November 13, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Boston needs to #BanRightOnRed like Cambridge did. It's a terrible idea in a busy city
I did not know right-on-red was 1970s invention!
Why tf does North America allow right turns on red? Was this ever a good idea? So proud of @ardenenglish.bsky.social for his first collaboration with the CBC!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqDV...
October 17, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Boston must ban right on red to become a truly people-centered city #BanRightOnRed

Cambridge already did!
We need to ban right turns on red (in cities) bc their allowance is both dangerous AND makes drivers extra impatient & aggressive.

This morning @nissamitchell.com & I were biking home & stopped at 🔴 at 34th/Lyndale.

A driver pulled up behind as the light was about to change to green.

1/3
September 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
What if, instead of right on red, one could only turn on a green arrow (where warranted)? It would take the guessing out of the game for drivers and make it safe for everyone. This one is in Hull. #BanRightOnRed
September 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I just checked. There's lights there. If you can't see, wait until its green! #BanRightOnRed
August 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
@clrhenrysantana.bsky.social crashqes in Boston are taking too many lives and remain a threat to public safety

@bikeboston.bsky.social has 3 great policy proposals to improve safety including #BanRightOnRed @ruthzee.bsky.social @enriquepepen.bsky.social @ben4district6.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 1:44 PM
#SeparatedAndProtected bike lanes are only part of the effort to #VisionZero.

After @bikeboston.bsky.social last memorial ride in March we had 3 policy recommendations to improve street safety including #BanRightOnRed in Boston and better crash analysis w community input

bsky.app/profile/bike...
August 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Boston ban right on red already. You're either a city for people or a city for cars #BanRightOnRed
“It’s every light & every corner & every time a car almost turns into you — it’s really scary & it’s just time to consider something a little bit radical to save people from getting hurt … It shouldn’t take another fatality to motivate change.”

It’s not radical at all. It’s actually common sense.
Red-light right turns: Ottawa councillor wants to ban them downtown
Downtown drivers may get less leeway at red lights. A councillor is applying pressure after witnessing an accident steps from City Hall.
ottawacitizen.com
August 10, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Aside from the obvious move to #BanRightOnRed, @mayorwu.boston.gov and Boston City Council need to implement @strongtowns.org "Crash Analysis Studio" method to PREVENT future crashes @ruthzee.bsky.social @clrhenrysantana.bsky.social @enriquepepen.bsky.social

bostoncyclistsunion.org/gracies-ride...
August 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
If Boston is serious about reducing and eliminating traffic deaths, ending right on red in the city, as NYC and Cambridge have done, is a no brainer #VisionZeroBoston #BanRightOnRed @ruthzee.bsky.social @clrhenrysantana.bsky.social @enriquepepen.bsky.social @ben4district6.bsky.social
Right on red was only introduced during the 1970s OPEC crisis as a fuel-saving measure. Turns out it doesn't save fuel, and instead is SUPER dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians! We should get rid of it everywhere!
Source: www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/right-t...
Right turns on red puts pedestrians at risk, Mineta study says
A 1970s-era federal law requires states to allow right turns on red lights. Mineta Transportation Institute researchers say it’s time to change that.
www.smartcitiesdive.com
August 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Was driving over to Brookline today and crossing the SW Corridor Park at Heath Street and saw emergency vehicles and a biker. He was standing so not sure if there was a collision or not

On the way home I saw a pickup driver blow the light at the same "no turn on red" intersection #BanRightOnRed
July 15, 2025 at 4:17 PM
2PM pedestrian safety hearing

Time for Boston to #BanRightOnRed
Happy Monday, Boston☀️! Here’s this week’s Boston City Council calendar.

To watch this week’s hearings, meetings, and working sessions, visit boston.gov/city-council... if virtual or come to the Ianella Chamber in City Hall if in person. Public testimony is allowed and encouraged at hearings.
June 9, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Glad there's data being collected on what we felt was clear. Austin also needs to #banrightonred
New report concludes that Right-on Red is deadly:

ROR "is generally unsafe for pedestrians, bicyclists, and drivers."

"Right-turn collisions at signalized intersections were responsible for over 39k collisions and 217 fatalities between 2011–2022 in California."

transweb.sjsu.edu/sites/defaul...
January 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Boston must #BanRightOnRed

Of course automated enforcement would be the only thing that would actually enforce drivers breaking the law #AutomateSafeStreetsMass
New report concludes that Right-on Red is deadly:

ROR "is generally unsafe for pedestrians, bicyclists, and drivers."

"Right-turn collisions at signalized intersections were responsible for over 39k collisions and 217 fatalities between 2011–2022 in California."

transweb.sjsu.edu/sites/defaul...
January 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
No vehicle should be moving through an intersection when pedestrians are crossing.
March 14, 2024 at 3:05 PM