The question: Can you make a right turn on a red light from the turn-only lane on eastbound Thousand Boulevard onto westbound Westlake Boulevard in Westlake Village?

The answer: Yes, you can make a right turn on red, according to Jim Mashiko, Thousand Oaks senior civil engineer.

“If it’s a solid red light (which it is), then you can make a right turn on red,” Mashiko said. Had the light been a red arrow, motorists wouldn’t be able to turn right. Mashiko said the city would have also posted a “No turn on red” if the action were prohibited.

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JANN HENDRY/Acorn Newspapers RIGHT OF WAY—Drivers in the right turn lane on eastbound Thousand Oaks Boulevard merge onto southbound Westlake Boulevard. It’s okay to turn right on red, traffic officials say.

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