Regulatory, Lane & Parking Signs
Your side of the road has two lanes, and you see this sign. What should you do?
- AStay in the right lane unless you are passing.
- BPass slower vehicles by moving into the right lane.
- CDrive in the lane that has the least traffic.
- DKeep to the right of the island or divider ahead.
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Correct answer: A. Stay in the right lane unless you are passing.
Why
This regulatory sign is used where your direction has two lanes. Drive in the right lane. Move to the left lane to pass a slower vehicle, then return to the right lane when it is safe. Do not mix it up with the Keep Right symbol sign, which tells you which side of an island or obstruction to pass.
Why the other answers are not correct
- B. The sign keeps the right lane for normal driving, so you pass in the left lane.
- C. The sign tells you which lane to use; you do not pick a lane by how busy it is.
- D. Passing an island on its right is what the Keep Right symbol sign directs; this sign is about lane use.
Verified against Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 11th Edition with Revision 1 · Section 2B.38 KEEP RIGHT EXCEPT TO PASS Sign (R4-16), SLOWER TRAFFIC KEEP RIGHT Sign (R4-3), and TRUCKS USE RIGHT LANE Sign (R4-5) · p. 143, 144
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