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itaewonguy
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 Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 6:52 am Post subject: 'Stupid' Korean tourists rescued in outback and fined |
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Two Korean tourists have been described as "plain stupid" by Northern Territory police after they became stranded on a dirt road that was closed because of flooding.
The tourists were travelling from Queensland to Darwin when they became bogged in the outback.
The main road artery leading into the Northern Territory has been closed since Saturday, when 100 metres of the road collapsed during heavy rain.
Despite road closure signs and barriers on the Barkly Highway west of Avon Downs, the pair decided to drive their Nissan van onto Rankin Road.
The dirt road runs from the Barkly Highway to the Tablelands Highway.
"The actions of these two were irresponsible and they placed themselves and rescuers at risk," Superintendent Bruce Porter said in a statement.
"These signs are put there for a reason, and for the public's safety."
Police rescued the pair on Thursday morning after their car became bogged about 50km from Avon Downs.
Supt Porter said the pair had been issued with a $90 traffic infringement notice for ignoring traffic control signs.
"I again reiterate to the public the importance of taking these warnings and closures seriously," Supt Porter said.
"There is no easy alternative to this level of flooding, and to assume that a dirt road would be any more passable than a bitumen road is just plain stupid.
"Common sense must prevail."
Supt Porter said the tourists had been escorted back to Camooweal, near the Queensland border.
Two men from Mt Isa were also fined after police found them on the Barkly Highway near the Rankin Road turnoff.
The pair alerted police to the stranded Koreans.
They told the officers they had travelled from Mt Isa to see the flooding for themselves as they did not believe the media reports.
The Barkly Highway is expected to remain closed for at least three weeks
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sojourner1
Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Location: Where meggi swim and 2 wheeled tractors go sput put chug alugg pug pug
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| Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:12 am Post subject: |
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| Did they not know enough English? LMAO! |
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Mr Crowley
Joined: 23 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:15 am Post subject: |
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| "Common sense" are the key words. |
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Panda
Joined: 25 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:24 am Post subject: |
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90 bucks......
It reminds me of those tornado chasers, obviously craziness and stupidity have nothing to do with nationality. |
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Ilsanman
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea
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| Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 7:30 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, it's just a huge coincidence that they ignored a sign and that they're Korean.
| Panda wrote: |
90 bucks......
It reminds me of those tornado chasers, obviously craziness and stupidity have nothing to do with nationality. |
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Sapa
Joined: 05 Nov 2007
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
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| Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:04 am Post subject: |
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| If only they'd remembered to throw a few jars of kimchi under the tires, they never would have had this problem. |
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Panda
Joined: 25 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:09 am Post subject: |
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| Ilsanman wrote: |
Yeah, it's just a huge coincidence that they ignored a sign and that they're Korean.
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Is there any necessary connection between ignoring taffic signs and being Korean?
Didnt the article mention they were not the only people who got fined?
Were the two from Mt Isa smarter than the Koreans ?
Rac***, huh? |
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sjrm
Joined: 27 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:28 am Post subject: |
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| Mr Crowley wrote: |
| "Common sense" are the key words. |
Something most koreans don't have |
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ThingsComeAround
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:44 am Post subject: |
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| Panda wrote: |
90 bucks......
It reminds me of those tornado chasers, obviously craziness and stupidity have nothing to do with nationality. |
Tornado chasers may be crazy, but they use equipment to study the natural disaster. What does that have to do with ignoring a road sign and getting trapped in flood waters, mind you?
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Were the two from Mt Isa smarter than the Koreans ? |
Well, they alerted police to the stranded K-tourists...
Where they smarter??  Let's say they were "nice"  |
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sojourner1
Joined: 17 Apr 2007
Location: Where meggi swim and 2 wheeled tractors go sput put chug alugg pug pug
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| Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:49 am Post subject: |
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| I too once ignored sings not in English and it cost me a lot of money. Like the Koreans in an English speaking country not knowing what the signs meant, I too though I could just park my car anywhere, because I didn't understand the signs so I got busted with a huge fine. They took my car hostage to drive home the point. |
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in_seoul_2003
Joined: 24 Nov 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 9:45 am Post subject: Re: 'Stupid' Korean tourists rescued in outback and fined |
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| the pair decided to drive their Nissan |
Well, at least they had some good sense. |
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jkelly80
Joined: 13 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:04 am Post subject: |
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| Itaewonguy starting a thread...좋아 |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:31 am Post subject: |
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A friend worked as a guide in australia. He said the worst were the Japanese tourists. They don't understand that, unlike Japan, things that may put one in danger, offend, or present one with a foul odor is not roped off and warned about with a series of frantic comic bears wearing construction worker helmets and frantic looks on their faces.
They'd just go wandering off, assuming if they're allowed to wander that way there will be water and cell phone connections at a minimum.
Of course they might not have anything on the Korean missionaries that got bullets in their head a couple years ago. |
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Genius
Joined: 07 Jan 2009
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| Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Panda wrote: |
| Ilsanman wrote: |
Yeah, it's just a huge coincidence that they ignored a sign and that they're Korean.
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Is there any necessary connection between ignoring taffic signs and being Korean?
Didnt the article mention they were not the only people who got fined?
Were the two from Mt Isa smarter than the Koreans ?
Rac***, huh? |
good point kung fu panda |
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