Keep Right Sign — Meaning
- Category
- Regulatory
- Shape
- Vertical Rectangle
- Colors
- Black, White
- Text
- (arrow)
- MUTCD Code
- R4-7
What does the Keep Right Sign mean?
The Keep Right sign features a large arrow pointing right, instructing drivers to pass an obstruction or median to the right. Common at the start of medians, splitting traffic islands, and merge zones to direct traffic safely around fixed obstacles.
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Pass the obstruction or island on the right side
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Move into the right lane if you are not already there
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Slow down if needed to merge safely
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Watch for pedestrians using the median as a refuge
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At the start of raised medians -
At fixed obstructions in the road (utility poles, road closures) -
Where lanes split around an obstacle -
At pedestrian refuge islands
Keep Right is not a lane-position rule for general highway driving. It applies specifically at the marked obstruction or median. Do not confuse with "Slower Traffic Keep Right" which IS a general lane rule.
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States that test this sign
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Is Keep Right the same as the highway lane rule?
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