No Right Turn sign
Right turns are not allowed from this approach to the intersection.
What to do
Do not turn right here; continue straight or turn where it is permitted.
If you need to go right, continue to the next legal turn and check for any hours or vehicle-type plaque that limits when the ban applies.
Where it's used
Section 2B.26 requires Movement Prohibition signs where a movement is banned from an entire approach, and at least one No Right Turn sign should be overhead or at a right-hand corner; at signals it should be next to the signal face for the right lane. It is a white square with a black right-turn arrow inside a red circle and slash. Versions exist for specific vehicle classes or exceptions (R3-1b to R3-1f) and with hours of effect (R3-1g, R3-1h), and part-time bans may use blank-out electronic signs.
Don't confuse it with
- No Left Turn: No Left Turn shows the arrow bending left and bans left turns, while No Right Turn bans right turns.
- No Turns: NO TURNS is a word sign banning both left and right turns, while this symbol sign bans only the right turn.
- No Turn on Red: NO TURN ON RED only bans turning while the signal is red; No Right Turn bans the turn at all times (or the hours shown).
- Type
- Regulatory signs
- Shape
- Square
- Colors
- white, black, red
- MUTCD code
- R3-1
- MUTCD section
- 2B.26
On state permit tests
Our questions for 2 states ask about this sign, including New York and Virginia.
Test yourself
What does this sign mean? (New York practice test)
- Right turn only
- No right turn
- Right lane ends
- Sharp curve to the right
Show answer
No right turn. The red circle and slash over a right-turn arrow means a right turn is not allowed.
On a regulatory sign, a red circle with a slash through a symbol means: (Virginia practice test)
- The action is prohibited
- The action is required
- The action is allowed at certain hours
- The action is recommended
Show answer
The action is prohibited. A red circle with a slash means NO; the symbol inside shows what is prohibited.
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Speed Limit
Night Speed Limit
Combined Maximum and Minimum Speed LimitsFrom the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), 11th edition, section 2B.26. Sign image: public domain, source.