R-400e
What does the R-400e sign mean?
Compulsory direction
Meaning
The arrow shows the direction vehicles must follow.
Sign details
- Official code
- R-400e
- Group
- Obligation signs
- Catalogue section
- 3.6
- How to recognise it
- A circle with a blue ground carrying, in white, the symbol of what you must do.
Source: Reglamento General de Circulación — Anexo I, apartado 5: Catálogo oficial de señales de la circulación y marcas viales (Catálogo de señales verticales, tomo I) · Anexo I, apartado 5 (Catálogo de señales verticales de circulación, tomo I)
R-400 variants
These share the same base code and are easy to mix up — the difference is in the detail of the symbol.
R-400aCompulsory directionThe arrow shows the direction vehicles must follow.
R-400bCompulsory directionThe arrow shows the direction vehicles must follow.
R-400cCompulsory directionThe arrow shows the direction vehicles must follow.
R-400dCompulsory directionThe arrow shows the direction vehicles must follow.
Other signs in this group
R-401aPass this sideThe arrow shows which side of the refuge, island or obstruction vehicles must pass.
R-401bPass this sideThe arrow shows which side of the refuge, island or obstruction vehicles must pass.
R-401cPass either sideThe arrows show the sides of the refuge, island or obstruction, one of which vehicles must pass.
R-402RoundaboutThe arrows show the direction of the circular movement vehicles must follow.
R-403aOnly these directions allowedThe arrows show the only directions vehicles may take.
R-403bOnly these directions allowedThe arrows show the only directions vehicles may take.
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