Can You Turn Right Directly at an Intersection with Two Red Lights?
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Generally, you cannot turn right at an intersection with two red lights. You need to check the intersection signs. If there is a sign that says 'Right Turn Permitted on Red,' then you can. Here is some relevant information about traffic lights: 1. Traffic Lights: Traffic lights, also known as Traffic Signal Lights, are indicators that show whether vehicles and pedestrians can proceed or not. 2. Location: They are usually set up at intersections and other places where traffic control is needed. Generally, they consist of red, green, and yellow lights. The red light means stop, the green light means go, and the yellow light means caution. 3. Types of Traffic Lights: Common types of traffic lights include vehicle signal lights, non-motor vehicle signal lights, pedestrian crossing signal lights, direction indicator lights (arrow signal lights), and flashing warning signal lights.
Recently, while learning to drive, the instructor repeatedly emphasized this point: whether you can turn right depends on the traffic light shape and signs. If it's the most common circular red light and there's no 'No Right Turn on Red' sign, you can usually turn right. But if you see a right-turn arrow light, you must never turn on a red arrow. Some city intersections are particularly interesting, with text signs hanging on the streetlight poles stating rules like 'No Right Turn at Any Time.' I recommend always checking two things before turning right: whether there are pedestrians crossing the street and if there's a dedicated right-turn arrow on the road surface at the intersection. Last time in Fuzhou, I saw traffic lights with voice prompts where a mechanical female voice kept repeating 'Do not proceed' during the red light—this also counts as a supplementary signal prohibiting right turns.
