That does not keep people from trying however. With a very expensive bill for these tourists as a result:
Posted by
Forest Grove, OR
11773 posts
Cars should be prohibited south of Wilderswil, period.
Posted by
The Heartland USA
8963 posts
I can't help but ask what the nationality of the tourons is. I can't pick that out of the article.
Posted by
Seattle, WA
17417 posts
The article says they were following the Navi directions with “blind trust”. And apparently no common sense.
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
33810 posts
oops.. oh dear
Posted by
OP
Wengen
2488 posts
And they had to bring in the Rotex KMax to get it out. That is going to be one hell of a bill...
The Air Glacier helis can lift 600kg, Rotex can lift 2200kg. If the car would have been heavier they would have had to cut it up.
What also happens every year is people getting stuck in the pedestrian underpass at Interlaken Ost and West Train station. And worst of all: People getting stuck on a railway crossing, and just staying put, not realizing the danger they are in,
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213 posts
That's one of the funniest things that I have seen, except of course it is not really funny.
Why on earth do people insist on driving in Switzerland? I simply can't think why you would bother with such a great train system.
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OP
Wengen
2488 posts
A lot of those tourists come from places that have no public transit, or where someone from the middle class wouldn't even dream of taking public transit. It just never crosses their mind not to rent a car when here.
Posted by
Forest Grove, OR
11773 posts
A lot of those tourists come from places that have no public transit, or where someone from the middle class wouldn't even dream of taking public transit. It just never crosses their mind not to rent a car when here.
Too true! Also, this is illustrative of people who can’t be bothered to research a destination, assuming things will work as they do “at home.”