Question about right on red

New member Joined: May 11, 2009 Posts: 1

In my state of Pennsylvania, and I believe in most states it is legal to make a right turn at a red light. You may treat the red light as a stop sign when making a right turn in a lot of cases.

Ive been driving for 10 years but theres one situation thats always confused me. My question is this:

If the stop light has a right turn arrow signal, can you still make a right turn when the right turn signal is not lit green? Im assuming you can, and I always do. I assume that the right arrow is only to help right turns when traffic is heavy, because without it youd probably sit there for ever and not find an opourtunity to make the right turn. Otherwise if trafic is clear I make the right turn on red without the arrow.

Anyone know the answer to this?

Thanks a lot

Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 9:47 pm

Hi Beans,

And welcome to Fun and Safe driving!

Good question, and I would say I don't know the definite answer. I am doing the same thing as you, just looking around and turning if it does not interfere with the traffic. By the spirit of it this looks like a logical move. However I am not sure I would do the same if I have a police car in sight, just to be on the safe side Very Happy

Also, sometimes they put signs like "Right turn signal" where I live, and in such a case I don't turn without this signal turning green. Smile