Signese

Four characters I thought, should be able to manage that, I'll give it a try... but no, aside from 不 and 车 I'm stumped!

 

Thank you for these, I really enjoy seeing, and attempting to decode, my daily reminder of the beauty of everyday written Chinese.

 

Glad you enjoy them. I'll give you a clue - there's a cardinal direction in there. 

I'm having trouble understanding what this sign is trying to tell me.

I've always assumed it's 

Spoiler

Don't put your bikes to the east side of this pole

 

Yeah... I just can't understand why that would be the case.  Or if there wouldn't just be a better way of stating this.

Often the case with these scribbled signs - the writer might not be a great writer, could be in a hurry and surprisingly often is determined to fit it all into four characters.

I often wondered about the determination to fit things into four characters and whether or not that was why 此门已坏 was always used, as that also never seemed like the best way of relaying that sentiment.