My favorite Korean road signs.
Ok. They are unusual. As in not typical. But I laughed when I saw them, made the driver of the car back up, just to be sure if I had truly seen what I thought I saw. Yep.
Slow that tank down, buddy. You are going too fast!
Oh, btw, make sure you don't drive off a cliff. That might be hazardous to your health.
I spent a year in Korea in the US Army. I saw the sign with the car driving off the cliff and laughed, too. However, the sign with the tank and truck are legitimate NATO signs. They are signs that designate the weight of vehicles that can safely pass the bridge. That sign is saying that a tracked vehicle with a weight class of 30 or a wheeled vehicle with a weight class of 30 can safely cross the bridge. These signs are very common in countries where there is the possibility of military convoys traveling through. In South Korea it is important because if the North Koreans ever attacked, then the military would have to use the civilian roads for military transportation. If the sign wasn't there, then an M1 tank may try to cross that bridge only to find themselves crashing down into the river below.
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