Rules of the Road

Understanding the Near-Side On-Ramp Sign

Near-Side On-Ramp Direction

Where: On the left-hand side of an ordinary road, on the far side of an on-ramp, at a freeway access interchange.

Purpose: To mark the position of the near-side on-ramp, with the route number and destination of the freeway it leads to.

Action Required by Driver: Slow down and turn in the direction shown if you want to join the freeway, or carry straight on if you do not. Check the route number as well as the place name — at an interchange the same destination can often be reached from more than one ramp.

Near-Side On-Ramp Direction