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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Piment@hexbear.net to c/cars@hexbear.net

"Right on Red" was more or less non existent before the gas rationing that took place in response to the Oil embargo imposed on allies of Israel in response to the 1973 Yom Kippur War as a way to increase fuel efficiency by stalling on red lights less.

While fuel efficiency in itself is not a bad thing, having right on red is incredibly dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists. All my homies hate right on red, everyone on this platform should be against it, and be in support of banning it in their cities/states. I've almost been killed by a pick up truck driver ramming through a right on red during a walk signal at a crosswalk and I'm sure other people here have similar stories.

Further reading:

https://apnews.com/article/red-light-turn-pedestrian-bicyclist-deaths-7f5bdee9c7b3f4cbf005f1844f486123

https://www.fastcompany.com/90908929/its-time-for-a-nationwide-ban-of-right-on-red

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[-] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 26 points 1 month ago

Dunk tanks, traffic laws, nursery rhymes, and perhaps every other figure of speech. It appears that the entire angloid superstructure is built on a base of demonically racist history.

[-] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 12 points 1 month ago

nursery rhymes

Do I want to know?

[-] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 17 points 1 month ago

Do NOT look up what the "eeny meenie miny moe" rhyme was originally.

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