Turning on a red light — Minnesota Permit Test

At many intersections you may turn right on a red light after coming to a complete stop.

The stop is what makes the turn legal. Rolling through it is running a red light.

At many intersections, you can make a right turn while the traffic light is red. Make sure you are in the correct lane and come to a complete stop.

Do not turn on red where a “No Turn on Red” sign is posted.

The sign is there because of something you cannot see from the stop line, like a crosswalk with its own signal.

If a “No Turn on Red” sign is posted, wait until the light is green to turn.

Before turning on red, check for pedestrians and traffic in all directions and watch for oncoming cars turning left.

Your red light can be somebody else’s green arrow, and they are crossing your path.

Watch for oncoming cars making left turns in front of you.

You may turn left on red from a one-way street onto another one-way street in certain situations.

Both roads run one way, so the turn never crosses oncoming traffic.

You can make a left turn from a one-way street onto another one-way street while the traffic light is red in certain situations.

Traffic must be allowed to travel in the direction you are turning before you turn on red.

Turning into a lane that runs at you is a head-on collision you made yourself.

Traffic must be allowed to travel in the direction you are turning.

When turning on a red light you must yield to traffic and pedestrians.

The red light means the road is not yours. The turn is allowed, not protected.

Yield to traffic and pedestrians.

What must happen before a right turn on red?

A complete stop before turning. The stop is what makes the turn legal. Rolling through it is running a red light. Minnesota Driver’s Manual, p.28: “At many intersections, you can make a right turn while the traffic light is red. Make sure you are in the correct lane and come to a complete stop.”