After coming to a full stop at a red light, when may you turn right?
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A.
As soon as your vehicle has stopped, regardless of nearby signs.
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B.
When there is no NO TURN ON RED sign and the way is clear. Correct
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C.
Only after the light has cycled to green in your direction.
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D.
Whenever cross traffic slows down enough to leave a gap.
The answer is "When there is no NO TURN ON RED sign and the way is clear."
After a full stop at a steady red, a right turn is legal only when there is no NO TURN ON RED sign posted and the way is clear of traffic and pedestrians. The permission is not automatic once the wheels stop, and it does not require waiting for the signal to cycle back to green. Drivers who lock onto 'right on red is legal' and drop the paired sign-check are the ones picking A.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. As soon as your vehicle has stopped, regardless of nearby signs.
A posted NO TURN ON RED sign forbids the turn even after a complete stop, so stopping alone does not satisfy the rule. This answer reads the stop requirement as the whole rule, the way 'right turn on red after a stop' gets shortened in casual conversation and loses the sign-check step.
C. Only after the light has cycled to green in your direction.
Florida allows a right turn on red at intersections not marked otherwise; the driver does not have to wait for the light to cycle to green. This answer applies the extra-cautious habit of waiting for a green signal rather than trusting the manual's stop-and-check allowance to turn on red.
D. Whenever cross traffic slows down enough to leave a gap.
A gap alone is not enough; the driver must first come to a full stop, confirm the way is clear, and check that no NO TURN ON RED sign is posted. This answer treats a red light like a yield sign, watching for cross-traffic gaps instead of running the full-stop-plus-sign-check the manual requires.
This question tests your knowledge of Traffic Lights in Florida. Source: Florida Driver Manual, "Traffic Signals: Steady Signal Lights, Red Light," p.51..
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