The in basket: Marilyn Hawks asks, “What is the law regarding turning right on a red arrow? When I exit Highway 3 at 305 in Poulsbo, there are two right-turn arrows. When the light shows two red arrows, I notice drivers stop, look, and pull out even from the middle right-turn lane.
“Is this legal? I thought red arrows meant you had to wait until it turns green. If that is the law, then a sign needs to be posted that says no right on red,” she said.
The out basket: It is not the law. Drivers can turn right on a double red arrow light under the same rules that allow them to turn right on a single red arrow light. They must come to a full stop before proceeding and yield to any cross-traffic with a green light, or which otherwise has the right of way.
I get this question from time to time and usually it is about that Highway 3 off-ramp to 305 in Poulsbo. Either that or where 11th Street in Bremerton flows into Kitsap Way.