On a two-way street with a red light, the cross street is a one-way street going left, you may turn left when the traffic and pedestrians are not present, and there is no sign preventing a turn on red.

On a two-way street with a red light, the cross street is a one-way street going left, you may turn left when the traffic and pedestrians are not present, and there is no sign preventing a turn on red.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Only if there is a dedicated left-turn-on-red phase
• D. Never

Answer: (A)

Left turns on red are allowed only in a specific case: you must be turning left from a one-way street onto another one-way street, after stopping and yielding to traffic and pedestrians. Starting from a two-way street, even if the cross street is a one-way street, does not meet that condition. Without a dedicated left-turn-on-red phase, a left turn on red from a two-way street is not permitted. So, you would need to wait for a green signal (or for a left-turn signal phase) before turning. Remember: red means stop, and the allowed left-on-red exception applies only when you’re starting from a one-way street onto a one-way street.

Left turns on red are allowed only in a specific case: you must be turning left from a one-way street onto another one-way street, after stopping and yielding to traffic and pedestrians. Starting from a two-way street, even if the cross street is a one-way street, does not meet that condition. Without a dedicated left-turn-on-red phase, a left turn on red from a two-way street is not permitted. So, you would need to wait for a green signal (or for a left-turn signal phase) before turning. Remember: red means stop, and the allowed left-on-red exception applies only when you’re starting from a one-way street onto a one-way street.