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[–] thanksforallthefish@literature.cafe 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Well I'm glad the article was updated to add the "stay in your vehicle" advice, I was shocked the original grauniad article didn't have it.

I'm sure everyone on here knows but I'm starting to think they should hand out pamphlets at the airport saying something like

"Driving in the bush without adequate preparation kills tourists. If you don't know what adequate preparation is you're going to FUCKING DIE, so find out before thinking it's just like driving to Paris via the Ardennes"

[–] MisterFrog@aussie.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

I think they need this exactly wording. The swear words in particular would hopefully make it sink in