Anonymous wrote:I do it all the time.

Same for red left turn arrows if no traffic is coming.

Wait, you turn on a red arrow?

I do it all the time.

Same for red left turn arrows if no traffic is coming.

Red = stop

Yellow = step on the gas

Green = more gas

DC=No
VA=Yes
MD=Yes

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Ask-Liz-Left-Turn-on-Red-194410011.html

A viewer wanted to know whether or not it’s legal to make left-hand turns at a red light from a one-way street to another one-way street.

The Consumer Unit called several jurisdictions to get the answer.

Fairfax County police said that the left turn on red is legal for the entire state of Virginia.

The same goes for the state of Maryland, according to Montgomery County Police.

For both states, the driver must come to a complete stop before turning.

But that same one-way, left-hand turn on red is illegal in the District.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. You can never turn left on red.

Wrong! It's legal to do so provided both roads are one way.

Not in DC, but most other places, yes.

Anonymous wrote:Not legal in DC. Never been somewhere where it was legal but wish it was!

You must not get out much. It's legal in 37 states from a one-way to a one-way.

Anonymous wrote:No. You can never turn left on red.

Wrong! It's legal to do so provided both roads are one way.

Google found me this:


It's illegal in South Dakota, Connecticut, Maine, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, the District of Columbia, Guam and New York City.

Every other state, it's legal to do it from a one-way onto a one-way.

If you are in Idaho, Michigan, Oregon and Washington, you can turn left on red even from a two-way onto a one-way.

Anonymous wrote:It's legal many places, but I don't know about around here. Where I'm from you have to be going from a one-way street to a one-way street.

"You may also turn left after you stop at a red light, if you are in the left lane and are turning left from a one-way street onto another one-way street, unless a sign tells you not to turn. You must first stop and yield to pedestrians and other traffic."

This is what I was taught.

Not legal in DC. Never been somewhere where it was legal but wish it was!

It's legal many places, but I don't know about around here. Where I'm from you have to be going from a one-way street to a one-way street.

"You may also turn left after you stop at a red light, if you are in the left lane and are turning left from a one-way street onto another one-way street, unless a sign tells you not to turn. You must first stop and yield to pedestrians and other traffic."

OP, who gave you your driver's license?

You can't ever make a left turn on a red light.

Unless it's flashing red, in which case you treat it like a 4-way stop.

Anonymous wrote:Can you do that as long as the street you're turning on to is a one-way?

Only if you're trying to beat an old lady with a walker from getting the jump on you crossing the street once the light turns green.

God damn it I wish people would get the eff outta my way.

No. You can never turn left on red.

Can you do that as long as the street you're turning on to is a one-way?