Series of Sharp Corners - Right

Series of Sharp Corners (Right First) signs mark extreme hazard sections where the initial corner is right-turning, typically with even worse visibility than left-first series.

Found on the Conor Pass northern descent, sections of the Healy Pass with right-hand hairpins, tight switchbacks on the Mamore Gap in Donegal, parts of the Gap of Dunloe with right-turning hairpins, and mountain roads in Wicklow with right-hand switchbacks.

Right-first corner series have particularly poor visibility due to inside-curve obstacles.

A series of extremely tight corners begins with a right-hand corner.

Right corners typically offer the worst visibility of all curve types due to hedgerows, walls, and terrain on the inside blocking your view.

Reduce speed to 20-40 km/h and select first gear before the initial corner.

Each corner approaches 90-degree turns requiring near-complete direction changes.

Never accelerate between corners—visibility for the next corner is severely restricted.

Right corners tempt drivers to drift center-ward; resist this completely and maintain strict left positioning.

These sections require maximum concentration and skill.

Dangerous driving charges with maximum penalties apply to corner series violations: 5 penalty points, fines to €5,000, imprisonment up to 6 months, and mandatory 2-year minimum disqualification.

Right-first corner series have Ireland's highest collision severity rates due to poor visibility creating head-on crashes.

Dangerous driving causing death charges in marked corner zones result in sentences regularly exceeding 5 years imprisonment.

Courts show no leniency for ignoring clearly signed extreme hazards.

Civil liability is absolute when drivers ignore corner warnings.

Understanding corner versus bend distinction is tested in theory examinations.

Corners are tighter than bends, requiring lower speeds (often below 30 km/h) and lower gears (first or second).

Right-first corner series represent the highest difficulty level due to visibility restrictions.

Theory questions test knowledge that right corners have worse visibility than left corners, and that corner series require sustained low speed without acceleration between corners.

Practical tests avoid these extreme hazards, but professional driver training includes corner technique assessment: approach speed 20-30 km/h, first gear throughout, precise steering, and absolute lane discipline avoiding center-line drift.