Stop! When to turn right on red
Whether in a smaller city like Sturgeon Bay and Luxemburg or a bigger one like Green Bay and Milwaukee, you should note when you can and cannot turn right on a red light. In general, you can turn right at a red light once you come to a complete stop unless a sign indicates otherwise at a specific intersection, such as a school zone. You must come to a complete stop before reaching the crosswalk or intersection to allow pedestrians, cyclists, and other vehicles to cross. You can then proceed into the nearest legally accessible lane once it is safe to continue. The only time you can cross lanes of moving traffic while turning right on red is when you are driving in areas with multiple right-turn lanes, and you are in the leftmost right-turn lane. In those cases, you may turn right on red into the second rightmost lane. In recent years, cities like Chicago, Washington D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Denver have enacted or have looked into bans on right-hand turns on red due to a spike in pedestrian injuries and deaths.
