Lane ends sign
A yellow diamond with two lines, one bending in to meet the other. It warns that one lane of a multi-lane road ends ahead.
Rules vary by state and country. This explains the sign's standard meaning in the U.S. Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices; it isn't legal advice.
How to read it
The MUTCD uses it, or its word version LANE ENDS MERGE LEFT (or RIGHT), to warn that the number of lanes in the direction of travel is dropping. The line that bends shows the lane that ends: in Florida's and Michigan's examples, the right lane ends and traffic merges left.
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Sources
- MUTCD 2009 Edition, Chapter 2C: Warning Signs and Object Markers, MUTCD 2009, Part 2, U.S. Federal Highway Administration, Section 2C.42
- Pennsylvania Driver's Manual, Chapter 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, p. 15
- Official Florida Driver License Handbook, rev. 08/2023, Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, p. 50
- What Every Driver Must Know, Michigan driver manual, Michigan Department of State, Chapter 5, sign 48
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