<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">In a message dated 7/2/2008 10:54:33 AM Pacific Daylight Time, markw@wolfenet.org writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">She broke the law by not stopping. The <BR>
last thing we need are more laws. </BLOCKQUOTE><BR>
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This is not another law, it is a refinement of an existing law. Personally I like the European method, illegal unless there is a sign stating otherwise. The advantage of this is that people develop the attitude that they must stop and wait rather than the attitude that they are free to make the right and so develop the habit of running such signs.<BR>
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It is much better to have someone waiting when they could go rather than going when they should be waiting. North Torrey Pines south bound at La Jolla Shores has a "No Right Turn on Red" sign but many people miss it.<BR>
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The missing factor traffic control is enforcement. In my subjective experience, it seems that the number of traffic officers and the number of tickets written has gone down considerably since the 1960's. If people were given tickets for unsafe lane changes, running stop signs, running stop lights, following too close, speeding, etc. etc... <BR>
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