It's an important theme, but also one which is delivered in too ostentatious a fashion, so much so that freeze frames and pointing arrows anytime an «important theme» prop occurred would not have made it any more obvious.
The spot sits in a right - turn only lane that is clearly marked with an arrow painted on the pavement and a pair of bright red sidewalk signs that say «NO STANDING ANYTIME» and have arrowspointing toward each other.