No right turn sign
What the No right turn sign means: You must not turn right at this intersection.
- Group
- Regulatory signs
- Does this group carry the law
- Enforceable. Disobeying one is an offence in itself.
- In the sign deck
- 3 questions ask about this sign
What to do when you see it
- Do not turn right here, even if the intersection looks clear and a gap opens up.
- Go through the intersection and take the next legal right, or turn left and loop around.
- Check for a plate under the sign that limits the ban to particular times or to particular vehicles.
Where you see it
At intersections on divided roads, where a right turn would hold up through traffic, where the turn would cross a tram line, and at ramps and service road entries.
Across the states and territories
The sign is used the same way nationally. In central Melbourne it often appears alongside a hook turn sign, which does not ban the right turn but changes how you make it, from the left lane and on the green light for the road you are entering.
Tell it apart from these
- No right turnthis pageNo left turn
Only the arrow direction differs, so glance at the arrow rather than recognising the shape.
No left turn: You must not turn left at this intersection.
- No right turnthis pageNo U turn
Banning a right turn does not ban a U turn and banning a U turn does not ban a right turn. They are separate signs and separate rules.
No U turn: You must not make a U turn at this intersection or along this length of road.
How the knowledge tests use it
It appears in questions about alternative routes: the answer is almost always to continue and turn later rather than to stop or reverse.
What does this sign mean?
The arrow points right and the red ring and bar ban that movement. Right turn bans are common where a turn would cut across busy oncoming lanes.
State and territory driver handbooks, turning and U turns
Common questions
- What does the No right turn sign mean?
- You must not turn right at this intersection.
- What should you do when you see a No right turn sign?
- Do not turn right here, even if the intersection looks clear and a gap opens up. Go through the intersection and take the next legal right, or turn left and loop around. Check for a plate under the sign that limits the ban to particular times or to particular vehicles.
- Where is the No right turn sign used?
- At intersections on divided roads, where a right turn would hold up through traffic, where the turn would cross a tram line, and at ramps and service road entries.
- What is the No right turn sign confused with?
- No left turn: Only the arrow direction differs, so glance at the arrow rather than recognising the shape. No U turn: Banning a right turn does not ban a U turn and banning a U turn does not ban a right turn. They are separate signs and separate rules.
- How do the knowledge tests ask about the No right turn sign?
- It appears in questions about alternative routes: the answer is almost always to continue and turn later rather than to stop or reverse.
Try it in a question
Original practice questions, not the official bank. How we write and check them.
More regulatory signs
Mostly white with red or black, and usually round or rectangular.