US road sign R6-1 · regulatory signs
ONE WAY
California MUTCD, sign R6-1What does the ONE WAY sign mean?
Traffic on this street goes only in the direction of the arrow.
How regulatory signs work
They give a rule you must obey. They are rectangular unless the manual names another shape (California MUTCD, section 2B.02); the STOP sign, for example, is an octagon (California Driver’s Handbook, “Laws and Rules of the Road”).
