Curve to the right sign
What the Curve to the right sign means: The road ahead curves to the right, so slow down before you reach it.
- Group
- Warning signs
- Does this group carry the law
- Not enforceable on its own. It changes nothing about right of way.
- In the sign deck
- 3 questions ask about this sign
What to do when you see it
- Reduce speed on the straight before the bend begins.
- Position towards the centre of your lane, not against the centre line, since oncoming traffic will be cutting in towards you.
- Keep steady throttle through the bend and avoid braking mid corner.
Where you see it
On rural and hill roads, at the end of long straights, and on the approach to bridges and creek crossings where the road bends to meet the structure.
Across the states and territories
Identical in use across the country. On roads with heavy vehicle traffic, particularly in Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory, a right hand bend is where long vehicles use more than their own lane, so the sign matters more than the geometry suggests.
Tell it apart from these
- Curve to the rightthis pageCurve to the left
The mirrored pair. The direction of the arrow decides which side of your lane gives you the better view.
Curve to the left: The road ahead curves to the left, so slow down before you reach it.
- Curve to the rightthis pageRoad narrows
A bend with a narrowing is signed as both, and the narrowing is the more dangerous of the two.
Road narrows: The road ahead gets narrower, so slow down and hold your position in the lane.
How the knowledge tests use it
Expect it in questions about lane position and about overtaking, which is unsafe anywhere your sight distance is cut by a bend.
What does this sign mean?
The arrow follows the shape of the road ahead. A yellow diamond always warns, it never orders you to do something.
State and territory driver handbooks, warning signs
Common questions
- What does the Curve to the right sign mean?
- The road ahead curves to the right, so slow down before you reach it.
- What should you do when you see a Curve to the right sign?
- Reduce speed on the straight before the bend begins. Position towards the centre of your lane, not against the centre line, since oncoming traffic will be cutting in towards you. Keep steady throttle through the bend and avoid braking mid corner.
- Where is the Curve to the right sign used?
- On rural and hill roads, at the end of long straights, and on the approach to bridges and creek crossings where the road bends to meet the structure.
- What is the Curve to the right sign confused with?
- Curve to the left: The mirrored pair. The direction of the arrow decides which side of your lane gives you the better view. Road narrows: A bend with a narrowing is signed as both, and the narrowing is the more dangerous of the two.
- How do the knowledge tests ask about the Curve to the right sign?
- Expect it in questions about lane position and about overtaking, which is unsafe anywhere your sight distance is cut by a bend.
Try it in a question
Original practice questions, not the official bank. How we write and check them.
More warning signs
Yellow diamond with a black symbol.