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North Korean highway - DPRK

North Korean highway - DPRK by Eric Lafforgue.
The highways in North Korea are huge and car less. Planes could land there. You can even see kids playing in the middle of the road. Security is a major problem because children and old people are not used to seeing cars, so they cross over the roads at any time, without watching out for oncoming traffic...
The only cars you can sometimes come across on highways are military ones, and most of them are stopped by the side of road, broken down. Or you can also see brand new Mercedes cars belonging to the north korean officials passing by at very high speeds.

Les autoroutes en Corée du Nord sont immenses et la plupart du temps vides. Des avions pourraient s’y poser sans problème. On peut même croiser des enfants qui jouent au milieu de la route. la sécurité est un gros problème malgré ou à cause du manque de voitures, car enfants et personnes âgées traversent n’importe quand et n’importe comment. la plupart des véhicules croisés sont militaires et très souvent en panne au bord de la route, capot relevé, soldat penché dans le moteur, ou de puissantes Mercedes qui appartiennent aux dirigeants et qui se déplacent à tombeau ouvert.

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oldplantation  Pro User  says:

What irony! A super highway with only a single bike and car to be seen. Brilliant timing.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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Shisun  Pro User  says:

When I visited DMZ last summber 2007, there was a highway from South Korea to Kaeseong, through which South Korean workers commute to Kaeseong Industrial Complex everyday. I heard they run 200km/h as much as they can enjoy the speed because no camera, no car and no police are there like above.

Great composition!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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mahonyweb  Pro User  says:

Total gridlock!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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bastiart (♫) decrescita! and love  Pro User  says:

incredible!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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Perro.Vrod says:

What madness. Direct hit, good. ENHORABUENA!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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potochat says:

On lit ça dans les livres, mais on n'ose pas y croire. Et pourtant.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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Anthony le Bourlier  Pro User  says:

incroyable
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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Anthony le Bourlier  Pro User  says:

PS. Quel site web fascinant, bien fait, lisible et rapide de chargement parfait :))

Shine on
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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aonoakira says:

maybe, the road is available for jet fighters in wartime.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

s.mahdi (GoodBye Flickr) [deleted] says:

nice view!!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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Rita Willaert  Pro User  says:

Unbelievable
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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Daugirdas Tomas Photography  Pro User  says:

That is a clever idea. It is pretty much an endless runway which can't be totally destroyed. Russians used to do that.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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Shisun  Pro User  says:

South Korea has it too in some part of highways. It is very straight and wide.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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yasmine ♀ (who killed my libido?)  Pro User  says:


Yep! This is a real Plus+ work!
We'd appreciated if you uploaded it to Plus+ group.
Please tag it "plus+".
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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Elli 19  Pro User  says:

surreal! how on earth did you get to take pictures in North Korea?
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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Maciej Dakowicz  Pro User  says:

surreal
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

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jbnuthatch (away) says:

that's not LA! ........ seen in explore
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

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AGrinberg  Pro User  says:

Amazing, thanks for letting us see this part of the world.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

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Alexandre DUBOSC  Pro User  says:

Très belle photo ! Vraiment j'aodore cette incroyable scéne !

Merci à vous !

Nominated

I pick this photograph to be on the cover of National Geographic
National Geographic: Are You Good Enough?
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

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novellsteel  Pro User  says:

Only in north korea. In other countries this shot could only be staged.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

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Robson Borges  Pro User  says:

Amazing!!!
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

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albireo2006  Pro User  says:

stunning photo
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

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TheHighwayGirl says:

Beautiful!

Will you please join our group, Highways, and add this photo to the pool?

www.flickr.com/groups/highways/
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

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niclasmaanson  Pro User  says:

Scary!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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Christina Welsh (Rin)  Pro User  says:

That's insane, I saw this picture and passed it then had to do a double take and come back. Amazing <3
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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eliasg  Pro User  says:

surreal
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

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Frankss  Pro User  says:

Wow, that's just amazing. Never knew that (but thanks to The Big Picture, I do now.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

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tmclssns says:

Great shot. I had no idea, actually. Well I'm well aware of the poverty in the country but almost no cars on a highway?!

Sad. However for "tourists" (if you're allowed to do so) a great experience to drive (with a car or bike). Do you need to arrange all your movements with the government? As I can't imagine that (like me) as a tourist, you're allowed to visit these site, with a camera documenting it.
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

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Eric Lafforgue  Pro User  says:

Yu cannot drive on your own in NK! Some russion people from ambassy can move alone, chinese ones too, but very few are "free" to wander where they want in Pyongyang ( you cannot enter ort leave Pyongyang without permission)
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

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realhyena says:

no traffic jam.. good..
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

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Ed Falk  Pro User  says:

South Korea has it too in some part of highways. It is very straight and wide.

I believe the United States did this too. It's not very hard to ensure that every freeway has a few straight unobstructed stretches.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

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Rodrigo_Soldon  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Wonderful photos for the world Pls post 1-comment 3_Vote NoW!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

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Tinópolis  Pro User  says:

Es una imagen impresionante.
Te envio los mejores deseos para tus buenos proyectos.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

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Adolfo J. Rodríguez says:

Impresionante, I've talked about you pic in my blog.

masquepolitica.blogspot.com/2008/11/un-monume nto-la-inefi...
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

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Alexandre DUBOSC  Pro User  says:

Photo vraiment INCROYABLE ! Bravo à vous !

Amicalement !

Alexandre DUBOSC
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

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runfreefall says:

now that looks like fun!
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

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