“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://www.fastcompany.com/90908929/its-time-for-a-nationwide-ban-of-right-on-red
When I was in my twenties a van ran over my bike’s front wheel that way, crushing the rim into the shape of a sine wave and bending the fork. I caromed off of the side of the van and was falling face-first toward the pavement. Felt a lot like being thrown in jujutsu class, so I did a roll. My martial arts training has seen much more use surviving biking in the city than dealing with people. I’m only alive because the collisions have been low-speed so far