How to Do a Proper Right Turn in Ontario

Signal at least 30 metres before the intersection. Move into the right lane or right-turn lane well before the intersection. Position your vehicle close to the right curb. Avoid swinging wide to the left before turning right: this is a common error that can mislead other drivers and create a collision risk.

Before completing any right turn, check your right mirror and do a right shoulder check. Cyclists may be alongside you in a bike lane or near the curb. Right-hooking cyclists (turning right across a cyclist's path) is a serious collision risk and is entirely the turning driver's responsibility to avoid. If a cyclist is approaching alongside, wait for them to clear before turning.

Even with a green light, you must yield to pedestrians crossing the street you are turning onto. Watch for people crossing with the walk signal. Come to a complete stop before the crosswalk if pedestrians are present or stepping off the curb. Proceed only when the crosswalk is clear.

Turn into the nearest right lane on the cross street, just as you would for a left turn into the nearest left lane. Do not turn wide and end up in a centre or left lane. Keep your speed low through the turn and straighten the wheel once you are in the correct lane.

You may turn right on a red light in Ontario unless a sign prohibits it. Before doing so: come to a complete stop, yield to all cross traffic and pedestrians, check left and right for traffic, and proceed only when it is safe. A rolling stop on red is not a complete stop and will result in a road test failure.