Considering all the problems with driving I don't think this ought to be such a high priority.
The government will make road signs more foreigner-friendly, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security said Friday. The government will spend 100 billion won ($76 million) to add English abbreviations such as ``Blvd.'' (Boulevard), ``St.'' (Street) and ``Rd.'' (road) to traffic signs across the nation this year.
Under the plan, ``daero'' in Korean and referring to a road with more than eight lanes, will bear a bracketed ``Blvd.'' ``St.'' will be written beside the Korean `ro'' for roads of two to eight lanes, and ``Rd.'' will be added for smaller roads, or ``gil.''
The government believes the new signs will be helpful to foreign drivers. ``The English abbreviations will help foreign tourists find out what kinds of roads lie ahead,'' said ministry official Oh Dong-ho.
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There are a lot of other problems the Korean Government should be worrying about when it comes to road safety and navigation (for example, enforcing the rules so people can actually drive properly) rather than making it foreigner friendly.
What. the. hell.
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