Turning regulations — New Jersey Permit Test
Turning regulations on the New Jersey permit test — 5 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
Unless a sign prohibits it, New Jersey allows a right turn on red after a full stop and a check for traffic.
The stop is the whole permission. A rolling turn on red is a turn made without looking.
Unless a No Turn on Red sign is posted, New Jersey law authorizes a right turn on a red light after a motorist comes to a full stop and checks for traffic.
A driver turning right on red yields to oncoming traffic and to pedestrians before going.
Bicycles and mopeds may have the green. They are small, quiet and easy to look straight through.
A motorist must yield to all oncoming traffic and pedestrians before turning right at a red light.
A right turn is approached as far to the right as possible, close to the curb or to parked vehicles.
A gap on your right is a gap a cyclist will ride into, right where the car is about to swing.
To make a safe right turn, a motorist should approach the intersection as far to the right as possible
Turning left from a one-way road onto a one-way road, a driver approaches in the left lane and turns into the left lane.
Both roads run one way, so the left lane of each is the short way round the corner.
Left turn from a one-way road on to a one-way road: Approaching the turn in the left lane, the motorist should turn into the left lane of the road they are entering.
Turning left from a two-way road onto a two-way road, a driver approaches close to the center line and keeps right of the center of the road entered.
Cutting the corner puts the car head-on into the traffic coming out of the road you are turning into.
Left turn from a two-way road onto a two-way road: Approach the turn as close as possible to the line nearest to the center of the road.
On the test
What does New Jersey require before a right turn on a red light?
A full stop and a check for traffic. The stop is the whole permission. A rolling turn on red is a turn made without looking. New Jersey Driver Manual, p.72: “Unless a No Turn on Red sign is posted, New Jersey law authorizes a right turn on a red light after a motorist comes to a full stop and checks for traffic.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against New Jersey Driver Manual, published by the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-15.