Effective: July 1, 2015
Latest Legislation: House Bill 53 - 131st General Assembly
(A) The department of transportation shall include sign R4-16 of the federal manual of uniform traffic control devices that states "keep right except to pass" in the department's manual for a uniform system of traffic control devices adopted under section 4511.09 of the Revised Code.
(B) The director of transportation shall erect "keep right except to pass" signs along the right-hand roadway of a freeway that consists of at least three lanes and is part of the interstate system.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 45 | Motor Vehicles-Aeronautics-Watercraft
Chapter 4511 | Traffic Laws - Operation of Motor Vehicles
Section 4511.01 | Traffic Laws - Operation of Motor Vehicles Definitions.
Section 4511.011 | Designating Freeway, Expressway, and Thruway.
Section 4511.03 | Emergency Vehicles at Red Signal or Stop Sign.
Section 4511.031 | Portable Preemption Signal Devices Prohibited.
Section 4511.04 | Exception to Traffic Rules.
Section 4511.042 | Exceptions to Traffic Rules for Coroner's Vehicles.
Section 4511.043 | Ticket, Summons, or Citation for Secondary Traffic Offense.
Section 4511.05 | Persons Riding or Driving Animals Upon Roadways.
Section 4511.051 | Freeways - Prohibited Acts.
Section 4511.06 | Applicability and Uniformity of Traffic Laws.
Section 4511.07 | Local Traffic Regulations.
Section 4511.071 | No Liability for Lessor Under Written Lease.
Section 4511.08 | Use of Private Property for Vehicular Travel.
Section 4511.09 | Manual for Uniform System of Traffic Control Devices.
Section 4511.092 | Definitions.
Section 4511.093 | Traffic Law Photo-Monitoring Devices.
Section 4511.094 | Signs Required for Photo-Monitoring Devices.
Section 4511.095 | Prerequisites for Deployment of Device.
Section 4511.096 | Examination of Evidence.
Section 4511.097 | Classification of Violation as Civil Violation.
Section 4511.098 | Rights of Those Ticketed.
Section 4511.099 | Advance Deposit for Filing Civil Action.
Section 4511.0910 | Violations for Which Civil Penalty Imposed.
Section 4511.0912 | Speeding Tickets.
Section 4511.0913 | Applicable Law.
Section 4511.0914 | Bans on Use of Traffic Law Photo-Monitoring Devices.
Section 4511.10 | Placement and Maintenance of Traffic Control Devices.
Section 4511.101 | Placement of Business Logos on Directional Signs Along Interstates.
Section 4511.102 | Tourist-Oriented Directional Sign Program Definitions.
Section 4511.104 | Participation in Tourist-Oriented Directional Sign Program.
Section 4511.106 | Local Tourist-Oriented Directional Sign Programs.
Section 4511.107 | Acquiring Outdoor Advertising Devices.
Section 4511.108 | Traffic Generator Sign Program.
Section 4511.11 | Local Conformity to Manual for Uniform System of Traffic Control Devices.
Section 4511.12 | Obedience to Traffic Control Devices.
Section 4511.121 | Bypassing Vehicle Weighing Locations.
Section 4511.13 | Highway Traffic Signal Indications; Section Not Applicable to Railroad Crossings.
Section 4511.131 | Lane-Use Control Signal Indications.
Section 4511.132 | Operation at Intersections With Malfunctioning Traffic Control Signal Lights.
Section 4511.14 | Special Pedestrian Control Signals.
Section 4511.16 | Unauthorized Sign or Signal Resembling a Traffic Control Device.
Section 4511.18 | Purchase, Possession or Sale of Traffic Control Device.
Section 4511.181 | Ovi Definitions.
Section 4511.19 | Operating Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs - Ovi.
Section 4511.191 | Implied Consent.
Section 4511.192 | Advice to Ovi Arrestee.
Section 4511.194 | Having Physical Control of Vehicle While Under the Influence.
Section 4511.195 | Seizing and Detaining Vehicle if Operator Has Prior Conviction.
Section 4511.196 | Initial Appearance.
Section 4511.197 | Appeal of Implied Consent Suspension.
Section 4511.198 | Limited Driving Privileges - Remote Continuous Alcohol Monitor.
Section 4511.20 | Operation in Willful or Wanton Disregard of the Safety of Persons or Property.
Section 4511.202 | Operation Without Being in Reasonable Control of Vehicle, Trolley, or Streetcar.
Section 4511.203 | Wrongful Entrustment of Motor Vehicle.
Section 4511.204 | Driving While Texting.
Section 4511.205 | Use of Devices by Persons Under 18 Years of Age.
Section 4511.21 | Speed Limits - Assured Clear Distance.
Section 4511.211 | Establishing Speed Limit on Private Road or Driveway.
Section 4511.212 | Complaint of Noncompliance by Local Authority With School Zone Sign Laws.
Section 4511.213 | Approaching Stationary Public Safety Vehicle Displaying Emergency Light.
Section 4511.214 | Operation of Low-Speed, Under-Speed, or Utility Vehicle, or a Mini-Truck.
Section 4511.216 | Traveling From One Farm Field to Another for Agricultural Purposes.
Section 4511.23 | Speed Limits on Bridges.
Section 4511.24 | Speed Limits Not Applicable to Emergency or Public Safety Vehicles.
Section 4511.25 | Lanes of Travel Upon Roadways of Sufficient Width.
Section 4511.251 | Street Racing.
Section 4511.252 | Closing Roads for Supervised Sports Car Racing.
Section 4511.26 | Vehicles Traveling in Opposite Directions.
Section 4511.27 | Overtaking and Passing of Vehicles Proceeding in the Same Direction.
Section 4511.28 | Overtaking and Passing Upon the Right of Another Vehicle.
Section 4511.30 | Driving Upon Left Side of Roadway.
Section 4511.31 | Establishing Hazardous Zones.
Section 4511.32 | One-Way Traffic - Rotary Islands.
Section 4511.33 | Driving in Marked Lanes.
Section 4511.34 | Space Between Moving Vehicles.
Section 4511.35 | Divided Roadways.
Section 4511.351 | "Keep Right Except to Pass" Signs.
Section 4511.36 | Rules for Turns at Intersections.
Section 4511.37 | Turning in Roadway Prohibited - Exceptions.
Section 4511.38 | Rules for Starting and Backing Vehicles.
Section 4511.39 | Turn and Stop Signals.
Section 4511.40 | Hand and Arm Signals.
Section 4511.41 | Right-of-Way Rule at Intersections.
Section 4511.42 | Right-of-Way Rule When Turning Left.
Section 4511.43 | Right-of-Way Rule at Through Highways, Stop Signs, Yield Signs.
Section 4511.431 | Stop Prior to Driving on Sidewalk Area.
Section 4511.432 | Stop Signs on Private Residential Road or Driveway.
Section 4511.44 | Right-of-Way at Highway From Any Place Other Than Another Roadway.
Section 4511.441 | Right-of-Way of Pedestrian on Sidewalk.
Section 4511.45 | Right-of-Way of Public Safety or Coroner's Vehicle.
Section 4511.451 | Right-of Way of Funeral Vehicle.
Section 4511.452 | Right-of-Way Yielded by Pedestrian to Public Safety Vehicle.
Section 4511.453 | Immunity of Funeral Home Operator.
Section 4511.46 | Right-of-Way of Pedestrian Within Crosswalk.
Section 4511.47 | Right-of-Way of Blind Person.
Section 4511.48 | Right-of-Way Yielded by Pedestrian.
Section 4511.481 | Intoxicated or Drugged Pedestrian on Highway.
Section 4511.49 | Pedestrians on Right Half of Crosswalk.
Section 4511.491 | Motorized Wheelchair Operator Has Rights and Duties of Pedestrian.
Section 4511.50 | Pedestrian Walking in Roadway.
Section 4511.511 | Pedestrian on Bridge or Railroad Grade Crossing.
Section 4511.512 | Operation of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices.
Section 4511.513 | Operation of Personal Delivery Device on Sidewalks and Crosswalks.
Section 4511.514 | Low-Speed Micromobility Devices.
Section 4511.52 | Bicycles and Electric Bicycles - Issuance of Ticket - Points Not Assessed.
Section 4511.521 | Operation of Motorized Bicycles.
Section 4511.53 | Operation of Bicycles, Motorcycles and Snowmobiles.
Section 4511.54 | Prohibition Against Attaching Bicycle, Skates, Sleds, etc., to Vehicles.
Section 4511.55 | Operating Bicycles, Electric Bicycles, and Motorcycles on Roadway.
Section 4511.56 | Bicycle Signal Devices.
Section 4511.57 | Passing on Left Side of Streetcar.
Section 4511.58 | Vehicle Shall Not Pass Streetcar Discharging Passengers - Exception.
Section 4511.59 | Driving and Turning in Front of Streetcars.
Section 4511.60 | Driving Through Safety Zone.
Section 4511.61 | Stop Signs at Dangerous Highway Crossings Over Railroad Tracks.
Section 4511.62 | Stopping at Railroad Grade Crossing.
Section 4511.63 | Stopping at Grade Crossings.
Section 4511.64 | Slow-Moving Vehicles or Equipment Crossing Railroad Tracks.
Section 4511.65 | Designation of Through Highways.
Section 4511.66 | Prohibition Against Parking on Highways.
Section 4511.661 | Unattended Motor Vehicles.
Section 4511.67 | Police May Remove Illegally Parked Vehicle.
Section 4511.68 | Parking - Prohibited Acts.
Section 4511.681 | Parking on Private Property - Prohibited Acts.
Section 4511.69 | Parking Requirements.
Section 4511.70 | Obstructing View and Control of Driver - Opening Door Into Moving Traffic.
Section 4511.701 | Occupying Moving Trailer Prohibited.
Section 4511.71 | Prohibition Against Driving Upon Closed Highway.
Section 4511.711 | Driving on Sidewalk.
Section 4511.712 | Obstructing Intersection.
Section 4511.713 | Use of Bicycle Paths.
Section 4511.714 | Operation of Vehicle on Roadway Covered by Water.
Section 4511.72 | Following an Emergency or Public Safety Vehicle Too Closely.
Section 4511.73 | Driving Over Unprotected Fire Hose.
Section 4511.74 | Placing Injurious Material on Highway.
Section 4511.75 | Stopping for Stopped School Bus.
Section 4511.751 | School Bus Operator to Report Violations.
Section 4511.761 | School Bus Inspections.
Section 4511.762 | School Bus No Longer Used for Transporting School Children.
Section 4511.763 | Licensing by Department of Public Safety.
Section 4511.764 | School Buses Must Be Registered and Have Identifying Number.
Section 4511.77 | School Bus - Painting and Marking.
Section 4511.771 | Signal Lamps to Be Equipped With Flashing Red and Amber Lights.
Section 4511.772 | Occupant Restraining Device for Operator.
Section 4511.78 | Mass Transit System - Transportation of School Children.
Section 4511.79 | Driving Commercial Vehicle With Impaired Ability or Alertness Prohibited.
Section 4511.81 | Child Restraint System - Child Highway Safety Fund.
Section 4511.82 | Littering Offenses.
Section 4511.84 | Earphones or Earplugs on Operator Prohibited.
Section 4511.85 | Chauffeured Limousines.
Section 4511.90 | Chautauqua Assembly.
Section 4511.98 | Signs as to Increased Penalties in Construction Zones.
Section 4511.991 | "Distracted" Defined; Violations Committed While Distracted.