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Right-turn-on-red (“RTOR,” in some circles) was introduced nationwide in the mid-1970s as part of a broad, national fuel-saving strategy in response to the “Arab fuel embargo” of 1973–74 (context here). The goal was to save gas by minimizing idling.
In a tribute to former Senator Dale Bumpers, Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia said:

The above discourse [...]