Turning against a red light — California Permit Test

You may turn right at a red light after coming to a complete stop, unless a NO TURN ON RED sign is posted.

The stop is what buys you the look, and a rolling turn means you never took it.

You may turn right at a red light after a complete stop unless there is a NO TURN ON RED sign.

You may not turn right when you are stopped at a red arrow, and must wait until the light changes to green.

An arrow points at one movement, so a red one is a refusal aimed straight at you.

You may not turn right if you are stopped at a red arrow light. Wait until the light changes to green before making your turn.

You may turn left against a red light only when turning from a one-way street onto a one-way street, and only where no sign prohibits the turn.

On two one-way streets nothing is coming at you from the left, so the turn crosses nobody.

You may turn left against a red light when you are turning from a one-way street onto a one-way street.

Before turning left against a red light, yield to other vehicles, pedestrians or bicyclists who have a green light.

The green belongs to somebody else at that moment, and they are moving on the strength of it.

Yield to other vehicles, pedestrians, or bicyclists who have a green light.

What must happen before a right turn at a red light?

A complete stop at the line. The stop is what buys you the look, and a rolling turn means you never took it. California Driver’s Handbook, p.18: “You may turn right at a red light after a complete stop unless there is a NO TURN ON RED sign.”