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Right turn on red; thank you President Ford

I received my driver's license in 1969 and honestly don't remember a time when I couldn't right turn on red (RTOR). But as I read through tributes to former President Gerald Ford I discovered he pushed for a national law permitting RTOR. Living in a small New Mexico town, I never realized it was an issue elsewhere in the country. The practice still is not allowed in New York City, a lesson I quickly learned the first time I drove into Manhattan. Ford signed legislation urging states to adopt RTOR as a fuel-saving measure, reducing the time ... Read more →

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