This sign (right lane ends keep left) means:
- Merging traffic is approaching from the right
- Winding road ahead
- Right lane ends, stay to the left ✓
- Divided highway ahead
Answer: C. Right lane ends, stay to the left
The sign means the right lane ends ahead, so keep to the left.
Why this is the answer
The road signs list in the manual pairs "Right lane ends" with the instruction to stay to the left. That wording tells you the lane you may be driving in on the right side is going away, so you need to be positioned in the remaining lane rather than waiting until the lane runs out. The other entries in that same list are separate signs with their own meanings, such as the yield sign for merging traffic entering from the right.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Merging traffic is approaching from the right — Traffic entering from the right is covered by the yield sign entry in the same list, which is a different sign from the lane-ends warning.
- B. Winding road ahead — No passage describes a winding road sign or says anything about a winding road ahead.
- D. Divided highway ahead — The list includes a divided highway sign, but it refers to a divided highway ending, not a divided highway ahead, and it is listed separately from the right lane ends sign.
Remember it
When the right lane disappears, read the sign as an instruction, not just a warning: get left early.
Official handbook: New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21), Road Signs You Must Know