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Many states do allow right turn on red arrow after a complete stop if it is safe to do so. The purpose of the right turn arrow is to let you know if you can safely turn right without yielding, so just because it is red that doesn't mean you're not allowed to turn - it just means it is not necessarily safe to do so. Personally I think they should just use a regular red light instead of a red arrow in that case, because to most people a red arrow would mean you can't turn.
Many states do allow right turn on red arrow after a complete stop if it is safe to do so. The purpose of the right turn arrow is to let you know if you can safely turn right without yielding, so just because it is red that doesn't mean you're not allowed to turn - it just means it is not necessarily safe to do so. Personally I think they should just use a regular red light instead of a red arrow in that case, because to most people a red arrow would mean you can't turn.
