Where an intersection displays a "left turn permitted" sign, vehicles may turn left even when the light is yellow or red.

Explanation

At intersections marked as permitting left turns, the meaning of the yellow or red light includes allowing a left turn by vehicles that would otherwise have to stop. (Source: Order for Enforcement of the Road Traffic Act, Article 2)

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Related terms

• Vehicle (sharyō)

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