If you're referring to right turns on red, the US decided that it was OK as a means to save a very small amount of fuel in the 1970's, and it's been a menace fo

If you're referring to right turns on red, the US decided that it was OK as a means to save a very small amount of fuel in the 1970's, and it's been a menace for pedestrians ever since. Typically a driver sits there, stares left blankly, waits for an opening in traffic and then turns right without ever looking for pedestrians.