MUTCD R10-5 · Regulatory signs
Restricts left turns to only when green arrow is displayed
What it means
Restricts left turns to only when green arrow is displayed.
What to do about it
It is a regulatory sign: it states a law you must obey, not a suggestion. Ignoring it is a citable violation. (MUTCD R10-5.)
Practice this on the real test format
Signs are the part of the DMV written test people fail on, because reading them is a skill rather than a fact to memorize. Aprobify drills all 1034 of them, and tells you why each answer is what it is.
Get the appSign designations follow the MUTCD and the California MUTCD published by Caltrans; meanings are checked against the California Driver's Handbook (DL 600, rev. 6/2025). Edited by Fernando Aguilera. Aprobify is not affiliated with the California DMV.
Signs in the same family
These sit next to it in the regulatory signs series — the ones most easily mixed up with it.
- R10-3h Another format for crosswalk signal instructions
- R10-3i Additional variation for crosswalk signal instructions
- R10-4 Location to push button to request green signal
- R10-4a Instructions to push button and wait for green signal before crossing
- R10-6 Vehicles must stop when signal is red
- R10-6a Alternative design indicating where to stop on red for left side
