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Here’s a way to save lives, curb traffic jams and make commutes faster and easier − ban left turns at intersections

Research shows left turns at intersections are dangerous and slow traffic. Benjamin Rondel/The Image Bank via Getty Images Vikash Gayah: When you make a left turn, you have to cross oncoming traffic.
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Opinion: Ban left turns at intersections to save lives, curb traffic jams

More than 60% of traffic collisions at intersections involve left turns. Some U.S. cities – including San Francisco, Salt Lake City and Birmingham, Alabama – are restricting left turns. Vikash Gayah, ...

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Here’s a way to save lives, curb traffic jams and make commutes faster and easier − ban left turns at intersections

Vikash V. Gayah's research has been funded by various State Departments of Transportation (including Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Washington State, Montana, South Dakota and North Carolina), US Department ...