[nkrisc]

Honestly I think right turns on red should be illegal at more intersections for this reason. At least busier ones. It's these cases where a right turner has to carefully watch for oncoming traffic that pedestrians are exactly opposite of where they're looking. God forbid you're trying to cross from the same side of the street as the right turner.

[electricslpnsld]

NYC outlaws rights on red unless otherwise posted and it makes life as a pedestrian so much better.

[RandallBrown]

Neither pedestrians nor drivers follow traffic laws in NYC. "Go when you can, don't hit anyone" seems to be the only "rule" anyone follows. I'm continuously surprised at how well it works.

In a year of walking around midtown, I've only seen one person hit by a car and it was very much the pedestrians fault fault. They walked out from behind a hot dog stand into the street, not at a crosswalk.

[Wowfunhappy]

It's a shame that NYC drivers never seem to follow this. I see even commercial vehicles like trucks regularly turn on red.

Although, I suppose the situation would be even worse if it wasn't outlawed...

[mdhen]

This isn't true. I don't think I've ever seen anyone try a right on red in Manhattan and while I'm sure it happens occasionally in the boroughs I really don't ever see it. Not sure what you're talking about

[Wowfunhappy]

Honestly not sure what to say, I see it constantly in Manhattan, as a pedestrian.

[jhbadger]

Exactly. A lot of drivers seem to think that right-on-red gives them the right of way over pedestrians crossing with a walk light and it doesn't. I've been hit once (fortunately not seriously) and honked at many times while crossing a street on foot completely correctly.

[trophycase]

People just need to learn to check their right side mirror before turning.