Right Turns on Red at Dual Turn Intersections: Are they allowed after stopping?

Right Turns on Red at Dual Turn Intersections: Are they allowed after stopping?

• A. Yes, after a complete stop unless prohibited by a sign.
• B. No; Right turns on red are never allowed at dual turn intersections.
• C. Yes, even without stopping if there is space.
• D. Yes, but only on one-way streets.

Answer: (A)

Right turns on red are allowed after you come to a complete stop and yield to pedestrians and other traffic, unless there’s a sign that says you can’t turn on red. At a dual turn intersection, you follow the same rule—the signal doesn’t change you to an exception just because there are two turn lanes. You must stop, check for people crossing and oncoming traffic, and only proceed when it’s safe and legal to do so. If there’s a “No Right Turn on Red” sign, or a red signal with a protected turn, you must wait. That’s why the correct answer states you may turn after a complete stop unless prohibited by a sign. The other options ignore the stopping requirement, claim turning on red is never allowed, or wrongly restrict the rule to one-way streets.

Right turns on red are allowed after you come to a complete stop and yield to pedestrians and other traffic, unless there’s a sign that says you can’t turn on red. At a dual turn intersection, you follow the same rule—the signal doesn’t change you to an exception just because there are two turn lanes. You must stop, check for people crossing and oncoming traffic, and only proceed when it’s safe and legal to do so. If there’s a “No Right Turn on Red” sign, or a red signal with a protected turn, you must wait.

That’s why the correct answer states you may turn after a complete stop unless prohibited by a sign. The other options ignore the stopping requirement, claim turning on red is never allowed, or wrongly restrict the rule to one-way streets.