My guess: the first view you can see only the sign indicating a right turn in the road ahead. In the second photo, the road curves left instead.

Looks like there's still a right turn there, but it isn't the direction the road continues.

There's a right turn immediately after the road curve (debatably a left turn)

Pedestrians are supposed to walk facing traffic so they can see cars coming

*left side of the road

The old car driving assumption.

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