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> Quebec also has automated enforcement cameras that will issue fines when they detect drivers who exceed speed limits or ignore red lights. Don't issue fines
by throwaway167 3y ago
> Quebec also has automated enforcement cameras that will issue fines when they detect drivers who exceed speed limits or ignore red lights.
Don't issue fines, issue points.
Including for turning right on a red - you don't drive ahead on a red, so why is driving into a crossing tolerated.
- Cpoll 3y agoIs turning right on red not legal in Quebec? It is in Ontario.
- cwillu 3y agoRight turn on red is in fact illegal in quebec.
- deburo 3y agoTurning right on a red light is permitted everywhere in Québec, except on the island of Montréal and in places where a sign prohibits it.
- speg 3y agohttps://saaq.gouv.qc.ca/en/road-safety/behaviours/turning-right-red-light/basics https://saaq.gouv.qc.ca/en/road-safety/behaviours/turning-ri...
- cwillu 3y agoApparently this changed about ten years ago: https://web.archive.org/web/20110716214404/http://www.mtq.gouv.qc.ca/portal/page/portal/grand_public_en/vehicules_promenade/reseau_routier/signalisation/virage_droite_feu_rouge https://web.archive.org/web/20110716214404/http://www.mtq.go...
- ChrisArchitect 3y agoRelated from earlier today: San Francisco could ban right-hand turns on red. Could L.A. soon follow? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37815392 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37815392
- lusus_naturae 3y agoFines bring funding.
- 1123581321 3y agoThe idea behind right on red is similar to a merge. Both lanes are going in the same direction do there’s only coordinating distance between the cars to manage. I can’t tell if you are aware, apologies, but right on red is legal in all of North America outside of a few municipalities, Montreal being one, with NYC being the largest.
- throwaway167 3y agoWhen there's a straight road ahead, no junction just a straight road, but a red light for a pedestrian crossing, cars must stop. But when there's a turn into a pedestrian crossing, and the light's red, no stop is required. That's madness, yet it's an often accepted default.
- jwalton 3y ago> But when there's a turn into a pedestrian crossing, and the light's red, no stop is required. If you’re turning right on a red (at least in Ontario and Quebec) it’s like a stop sign - you are required to come to a complete stop before you proceed into the intersection.
- lm28469 3y agoIn France we remove points for all kind of things, what we ended up with is 700 000 people driving without a license, which means without insurance. It also increases the number of people who don't stop after an accident or when asked to stop by the police Fines are a valid tool but they should scale with your revenues