'Urgent make an accident': Karnataka's hilariously wrong highway signboard goes viral

An emergency signboard built on a highway in Karnataka's Kodagu has sparked internet buzz due to its amusing mistranslation from Kannada to English.A user entitled 'Kodagu Connect' posted a snapshot of the signboard on social media, which said, "Urgent, make an accident." The signboard is a bad translation of the Kannada phrase "Avasarave Apaghatakke Karana," which literally means "Overspeeding is the cause of accidents."

Where was the signboard erected??

Located near Sampaje | Image: X

The signboard was located Near Sampaje. Along Madikeri to Mangaluru National Highway 275, according to the viral post.?

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The mistranslation, "urgent makes an accident," divided the internet. While some questioned the government's efforts to translate signboards into English, others found the error funny and accepted it with ease.

In March, residents in Karnataka's Kodagu county erected a handmade signboard warning travellers of Google's navigation error. The amusing signboard encourages users to ignore Google's directions and take a different path to reach the Club Mahindra resort. ? ?

How did people on the internet react??

A user said, "'Haste is the cause of the accident' the real translation,"?"Bro used chatgpt even for this," another person joked.?

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"Kannada matters not English," remarked another user.??"One comma after urgent and the meaning will completely change, " another user shared.

The fifth user suggested, "Better tag insurance agents. They will get it fixed fast."

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