Attn Tourists - you cannot drive to Nth Stradbroke Island in a hire car!

[markis10]

Wonder if they read the part in the rental docs about driving on unsealed roads:

Taking the most direct route to Straddie

The Big Red Cat sails past the tourists' car. The low tide and a GPS navigation system lured them into the bay at Oyster Point at Cleveland. Photo: Chris McCormack, The Redland Times

Three Japanese tourists came unstuck on their planned Australian holiday on Thursday when they abandoned their hire car in Moreton Bay after they tried to "drive" to North Stradbroke Island.
The low tide and a GPS navigation system lured them into the bay at Oyster Point at Cleveland.
A firm gravel surface quickly gave way to the renowned bay mangrove mud and the Hyundai Getz was soon up to its axles, but not before they managed to travel about 500 metres.

Their planned adventure to Straddie ended at 11am and the incoming tide soon forced them to seek help and abandon the vehicle.



Read more: GPS Sends Stradbroke Island Tourists Astray

 

[AVC]

I was driving over a flyover and my GPS told me to turn left, which meant to drive straight off the bridge. Doesn't mean I actually thought of doing so.

They should have hired one of these:

 

[Simo]

They blamed the car because it was Korean but they probably should have blamed there Korean GPS.

 

[Shelf]

I wonder if they would have driven their own car on the same route...