Keep left
Mandatory signs

Keep left

Pass the sign or obstacle on the left side.

Pass to the left of the sign or obstruction. It is commonly displayed on a traffic island or beside an obstacle in the carriageway.

A common design is a blue circle with a white arrow sloping down to the left. The arrow identifies the side to pass and does not instruct you to turn left at a junction.

How it looks in each country

Official sign in each country; the code is its number in the national rules. Signs that come in two directions show the left and the right version.

  • Keep left (Vienna Convention model)
    Vienna Convention modelCode D,2a
  • Keep left (Argentina)
    ArgentinaCode R-22(b)
  • Keep left (Australia)
    AustraliaCode R2-3-L
  • Keep left (Austria)
    AustriaCode 15
  • Keep left (Bangladesh)
    BangladeshCode A33
  • Keep left (Belgium)
    BelgiumCode D01d
  • Keep left (Brazil)
    BrazilCode R-24b
  • Keep left (Bulgaria)
    BulgariaCode Г10
  • Keep left (Canada)
    CanadaCode RB-025
  • Keep left (Chile)
    ChileCode RO-6b
  • Keep left (China)
    ChinaCode 示 8
  • Keep left (Colombia)
    ColombiaCode SR-45
  • Keep left (Croatia)
    CroatiaCode B47-1
  • Keep left (Denmark)
    DenmarkCode D15.2
  • Keep left (Estonia)
    EstoniaCode 422
  • Keep left (Finland)
    FinlandCode D3.2
  • Keep left (France)
    FranceCode B21a2
  • Keep left (Germany)
    GermanyCode 223
  • Keep left (Greece)
    GreeceCode R-52a
  • Keep left (Hungary)
    HungaryCode 21
  • Keep left (Indonesia)
    IndonesiaCode 3a
  • Keep left (Iran)
    IranCode 2-6 c
  • Keep left (Ireland)
    IrelandCode RUS-001
  • Keep left (Israel)
    IsraelCode 215
  • Keep left (Italy)
    Italy
  • Keep left (Japan)
    JapanCode 311-F
  • Keep left (Latvia)
    LatviaCode 411
  • Keep left (Lithuania)
    LithuaniaCode 408
  • Keep left (Malaysia)
    MalaysiaCode RM4a
  • Keep left (Mexico)
    MexicoCode SR-11B2
  • Keep left (Norway)
    NorwayCode 404.2
  • Keep left (Philippines)
    PhilippinesCode R2-3 L
  • Keep left (Poland)
    PolandCode C-10
  • Keep left (Portugal)
    PortugalCode D3b
  • Keep left (Russia)
    RussiaCode 4.2.2
  • Keep left (Saudi Arabia)
    Saudi Arabia
  • Keep left (Serbia)
    SerbiaCode II-45.1
  • Keep left (Slovakia)
    SlovakiaCode 212-10
  • Keep left (Slovenia)
    SloveniaCode II-47.1
  • Keep left (South Africa)
    South AfricaCode R103
  • Keep left (South Korea)
    South KoreaCode 314
  • Keep left (Spain)
    SpainCode r401b
  • Keep left (Sweden)
    SwedenCode D2-2
  • Keep left (Switzerland)
    Switzerland
  • Keep left (Taiwan)
    TaiwanCode 遵19
  • Keep left (Thailand)
    ThailandCode บ-40
  • Keep left (Ukraine)
    UkraineCode 4.8
  • Keep left (United Arab Emirates)
    United Arab EmiratesCode 328
  • Keep left (United States)
    United StatesCode R4-8
  • Keep left (Vietnam)
    VietnamCode R.302b
Image credits

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