Regulatory signs · R3-1
No Right Turn sign
Archive file: R03-01 Movement Prohibition - No Right Turn/R03-01 Movement Prohibition - No Right Turn 36x36.svg
FHWA public-use information
What it means
A right turn is prohibited here.
Source: FHWA MUTCD — MUTCD 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2B.26, paragraph 04, PDF page 130.
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Meaning
No Right Turn removes the right turn from your choices at this junction. It is a movement prohibition, not a request to wait for pedestrians or a larger opening. A green circular light still leaves the turn prohibited: permission from a signal is subject to the signs at the intersection.
What to do
Read the turning restriction before selecting your path through the junction. In Pennsylvania, a signal or a clear cross street does not undo No Right Turn. If your intended route depends on that turn, keep it out of your plan for this intersection rather than waiting for the light to change.
Where it is used
The federal manual recommends placing No Right Turn over the road or at an intersection corner on the right. Where it accompanies traffic signals, guidance places it beside the signal seen by drivers in the right lane. Look up at the signal assembly as well as toward the corner.
A sign to tell apart
No Turn on Red is tied to the red phase. No Right Turn prohibits the right-turn movement itself. This matters when the light changes: a plain right-turn prohibition remains relevant on green, while the red-phase restriction addresses turning before green. Read any time restriction on the sign assembly separately.
- PA-en · Chapter 2 — Regulatory signs — No right turn · PDF page 15 · Checked
- PA-en · Chapter 2 — Traffic signals — Steady green · PDF page 11 · Checked
- PA-en · Chapter 3 — Turning right at a red light · PDF page 50 · Checked
- Official source · MUTCD 11th Edition with Revision 1, Section 2B.26, paragraph 14 · PDF page 130 · Checked
Practice with explanations
These are original learning questions based on the cited handbooks. Read each answer and its explanation below.
1. A circular light turns green, but No Right Turn still applies at your Pennsylvania intersection. Can you turn right?
- Yes, because green cancels turn restrictions.
- No; the sign still prohibits that movement.
- Yes, if the turn is made slowly.
Answer: B. No; the sign still prohibits that movement.
A green signal permits turns only when a sign does not prohibit them. The right-turn restriction still controls this choice.
2. A Pennsylvania junction has a plain No Right Turn sign. Which plan respects it?
- Wait for the cross street to become empty, then turn right.
- Stop first, then use the normal right-on-red procedure.
- Choose a path that does not make the prohibited right turn there.
Answer: C. Choose a path that does not make the prohibited right turn there.
Right-on-red procedures concern a permitted turn. They do not authorize a right turn where the movement is prohibited.
State source coverage
Handbook coverage and sample questions do not prove that a sign will appear on your exam. Even a published test scope cannot guarantee an individual exam question.
Pennsylvania
Handbook coverage
PennDOT explains this sign in its Pennsylvania Driver’s Manual. This is handbook coverage; it does not establish that this particular sign will appear on your Knowledge Test.
Pennsylvania permit sources · Practice with Pennsylvania questions
State variations
State-specific variations have not been independently established for this study.
Verified question coverage
These free state-bank questions were independently verified. This does not establish complete state-bank readiness, app availability or what will appear on your permit exam.
California
1 free question uses this sign in Steerlet's verified question data.
California permit sources · General California permit practice (does not include this sign)
New York
1 free question uses this sign in Steerlet's verified question data.
New York permit sources · General New York permit practice (does not include this sign)
The linked 20-question permit quizzes do not currently include this sign.
Practice this sign in the federal 20-sign quiz. That tool uses MUTCD questions and is separate from the state-bank questions listed here.
This meaning is a federal MUTCD reference. Check your state's handbook for its rules and sign coverage; this page does not establish what appears on a state permit exam.
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