On Wed, 12 Aug 2015 16:25:04 +0100, JNugent
wrote:

On 12/08/2015 13:47, Ian Jackson wrote:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33773868 et al.

As a driver, this seems perfectly reasonable to me

Although it's being billed as being revolutionary, in the USA it's been
a fairly common feature for decades at many junctions (for all traffic).

[Obviously, in the UK, it would be 'Turn Left On Red'.]

As you say, in the USA (in the vast majority of places), it is legal for
*any* vehicle to turn right on red, provided that the driver/rider gives
way to pedestrians crossing the road he is entering.

I can't think of any good reason why a "turn left (*only* left) on red"
rule would not work in the UK.

I can. There's too many ****ing cars going the other way, usually.
Which is why the rule doesn't apply in New York City.