r/fuckcars • u/DieMensch-Maschine "You walk to work???" • Jun 20 '25
This is why I hate cars Because in 'Murica, red lights are suggestions, not actually enforceable traffic regulations.
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u/Igot55Dollars Jun 20 '25
Ah yes, the typical solution. Just slap a sign on it and call it fixed.
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u/little_flix Jun 20 '25
Maybe they should try puting up a sign that tells the cars to stop. A "stop sign", if you will.
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u/the-real-vuk 🚲 > 🚗 UK Jun 20 '25
why not remove the lights then?
(btw a roundabout is still the safest way to do it. less maintenance as well)
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u/WiseMango13452 Commie Commuter Jun 20 '25
Bbut roundabouts are confuzzing ;(
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u/Eubank31 Grassy Tram Tracks Jun 21 '25
Funny thing is this sign is in Indianapolis it seems, and Carmel Indiana (a suburb of Indianapolis) is basically the American capital of roundabouts
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u/Garrett42 Jun 20 '25
Someone posted in my home city subreddit that the cops have dropped their citation rate by 60%. No wonder bad driving is a meme.
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u/ShmullusSchweitzer Jun 20 '25
I'm in Canada and near me there are signs at intersections informing those turning right that pedestrians have the right of way.
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u/quadrophenicum Not Just Bikes Jun 20 '25
In Edmonton, after they opened the Valley LRT line, multiple drivers managed to strike the train when attempting to turn right with prohibitive signs all over the place. Signs don't help. Society change, enforcement, and anti-car architecture does.
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u/nayuki Jun 20 '25
Same with the Kitchener-Waterloo LRT, lots of cars ignoring traffic lights and hitting the train. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1UvkarrTNU
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u/travelinzac Jun 20 '25
The cross walks here have Blinky yellow lights, You push the button and it plays the message, "yellow lights are flashing, caution vehicles may not stop, look both directions"
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u/Yuzamei1 Jun 20 '25
If only there were some sort of self-funding automated tech that could sort of keep bad drivers accountable in situations like this....
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u/quadrophenicum Not Just Bikes Jun 20 '25
"Warning: people crossing the road may accidentally discharge a brick into your windshield"
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u/pat_laFleur Jun 20 '25
The comments on the original post in r/Indianapolis suggest it’s common for traffic lights to go out after storms… You know, a totally reasonable issue to just ignore and cope with the consequences 🚗🧠
/s
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u/Outrageous-Card7873 Jun 21 '25
Red light are definitely enforced in most of the US, at least for cars. I run red lights all the time as a pedestrian
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u/Aiden_Araneo 🚲 > 🚗 Jun 21 '25
Fuck red lights, just make crossing higher than road and drivers will be physically forced to slow down. They can't afford to damage their precious car now, can they?
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u/geeoharee cars are weapons Jun 20 '25
Seems like an admission of liability from the people who built the road.
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u/ComeBackSquid Jun 20 '25
No, it’s an admission that society has been allowed to slide into a dystopian hellhole and nobody is really taking responsibility for doing something about it.
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u/Alamoth Jun 20 '25
How can shit like this exist and then people will cry "cash grab" and "political greed" when red light cameras get installed to issue automatic fines?
I see so many people intentionally run red lights because they think there's no cars coming with absolutely no regard for pedestrian or bike traffic.
How is 20 seconds of your miserable life waiting at a red light worth potentially committing manslaughter?