What does the keep right sign mean?

This sign is mounted on a small island in the middle of the road ahead of you. What must you do?

Pass the island on its right side

The sign sits on the obstruction itself and sends traffic around it in one direction only. Islands like this separate opposing streams of traffic, so passing on the wrong side puts you into the path of vehicles coming the other way.

This sign is mounted on a small island in the middle of the road ahead of you. What must you do?

Pass to the right of the island

The sign is fixed to an obstruction such as a median, a traffic island or a bridge support, and it tells you which side of it to take. It is not a general instruction about lane choice, so it does not mean that slower traffic must move over for the rest of the road.

This sign is mounted on the front of a raised island that splits the road ahead of you. What must you do?

Pass to the right of the island

The sign tells you which side of the divider belongs to your direction, and taking the other side puts you at the island or into oncoming traffic. These dividers usually protect a left turn bay or a crossing point, so the side you take is not a matter of preference. Read the arrow before you commit to a lane.

The road ahead splits around a raised island and this sign stands at the near end of it. What must you do?

Pass to the right of the island

The sign tells you which side of a divider, island or obstruction to take, and here that side is the right. Islands are built where two streams of traffic must be kept apart, so taking the wrong side puts you head on into the other stream. Being on the correct side is also what lets you read any signal or sign mounted on the island.

A traffic island splits the roadway ahead of you near Moose Jaw and this sign faces your lane. Which path should you take?

The right side of the island

The sign directs traffic to pass to the right of the obstruction. Keeping to that side preserves the intended traffic flow around the island.

You are approaching a bridge where the roadway splits in two and this sign faces you at the split. What is it telling you?

Your side of the split is the one to the right of the divider

Where a roadway divides around a structure, the sign marks which stream belongs to you. Reading it late is what puts a driver on the wrong side of a divider with no room and no time to correct.