No Right Turn Sign

The no right turn sign is a white square regulatory sign featuring a black right-turn arrow inside a red circle with a red diagonal slash through it. It prohibits right turns at the intersection where it's posted. While less common than no left turn signs, no right turn signs are used at intersections where turning right would create a safety hazard or conflict with pedestrians, cyclists, or other traffic patterns. You'll often see them at one-way street entrances where a right turn would put you going the wrong way, near highway off-ramps, at intersections with heavy pedestrian traffic, or where the right turn would merge into a high-speed road without adequate acceleration space. Some no right turn signs have time restrictions, meaning the prohibition only applies during certain hours. A related restriction is "NO TURN ON RED," which specifically prohibits right turns on red lights at intersections — normally, right turns on red are allowed in most states after coming to a complete stop and yielding to cross traffic and pedestrians. When you see a no right turn sign, continue straight or turn left if permitted, and find an alternate route to your destination.