Bad Designs - Don't go to the right?

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Don't go to the right?

Here is a sign I saw driving down a dirt road at night in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. I have to admit I really wasn't sure what it meant. Did it mean "Don't go to the right" or "Go to the right, not the left"?

If the two symbols "do not" and "to the right" are seen as a unit, they might mean "don't go to the right". Alternatively, if they are seen as separate, they might mean "don't go to the left, go to the right". Confusing?

Design suggestion

If the sign is meant to communicate "don't go to the right", the symbols could be put closer together or on top of each other. If the sign is meant to communicate "don't go to the left, go to the right", the symbols should be moved farther apart or put on separate signs.

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