In several sections of Quebec, you are not allowed to make right turns on a red light. A handful of American cities have implemented a blanket ban on this move, an effort to better protect pedestrians on city roads. And while parts of Downtown Ottawa display a similar rule, the majority of our city’s traffic lights say a right-on-red is fair game. Is it time we changed that? Kristy Cameron opens the debate floor with Jamie Kwong, an Executive Director with the Ottawa Safety Council, and Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, a Board Member with Bike Ottawa.

<p>In several sections of Quebec, you are not allowed to make right turns on a red light. A handful of American cities have implemented a blanket ban on this move, an effort to better protect pedestrians on city roads. And while parts of Downtown Ottawa display a similar rule, the majority of our city’s traffic lights say a right-on-red is fair game. Is it time we changed that? Kristy Cameron opens the debate floor with Jamie Kwong, an Executive Director with the Ottawa Safety Council, and Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher, a Board Member with Bike Ottawa.</p>

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