Left turn on red
A free practice question for the California permit test, with the answer explained.
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When may you turn left on a red light?
The rule
You may turn left on a red light only when going from a one-way street onto another one-way street, if no sign forbids it. Yield to vehicles, pedestrians and bicyclists with a green light.
You may turn left on red only from a one-way street onto another one-way street, if no sign forbids it. Stop first and yield to anyone with a green light.
From the California Driver Handbook, section 6, page 20. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
Often mixed up with
People confuse these rules with this one. Each has its own practice question.
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