MUTCD R3-9i · Regulatory signs
End of the reversible lane section
What it means
Marks the end of the reversible lane section
What to do about it
It is a regulatory sign: regulatory signs tell you what the law requires here, and ignoring one is a violation, not a judgment call. (MUTCD R3-9i.)
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Signs in the same family
These sit next to it in the regulatory signs series — the ones most easily mixed up with it.
- R3-9dP Plaque marking where the two-way left-turn lane ends
- R3-9e A reversible lane, whose direction of travel changes by time of day
- R3-9f Post-mounted version of the reversible lane control sign
- R3-9g The point ahead where a reversible lane changes direction
- R3-18 No U-turn and no left turn
- R3-19 This median lane is for left turns only
