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Unless I'm missing something: Defining traffic laws is something that the states do on their own, and these aren't things that the federal government generally
by ssl-3 2y ago
Unless I'm missing something: Defining traffic laws is something that the states do on their own, and these aren't things that the federal government generally gets involved with.
Thus, there are 50 different sets of these laws, plus DC. Any similarities between them may be nothing more than incidental.
- fragmede 2y agoSorta. > The Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 required in §362(c)(5) that in order for a state to receive federal assistance in developing mandated conservation programs, they must permit right turns on red lights. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and Puerto Rico have allowed right turns on red since 1980, except where prohibited by a sign or where right turns are controlled by dedicated traffic lights. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_on_red?#North_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turn_on_red?#North_America
- ssl-3 2y agoI know. I was even alive and aware when Sammy Hagar's "I can't drive 55" was published. Can you explain more of which part of anything about WTF you're going on about? [Please don't hold back. I hope you don't mind much, but sometimes I get off pretty spontaneously when other people go digging in my shit.]
- fragmede 2y agoI was responding to > Any similarities between them may be nothing more than incidental. Due to the 1970's fuel crisis, the Federal government flexed it's power and threatened to withhold money from states if they did not adopt Right Turn On Red (RTOR), thus it seems that the commonality between states with respect to RTOR might be more than incidental. (Also, your original comment was easier to understand.)