Nonexistent Foreigners generally are not allowed to drive in North Korea. Private vehicles are not generally available, and some cars in use are in dangerous disrepair. Roads outside of cities are often extremely pot-holed and hazardous. North Korea is dependent on rail transportation and delays are frequent. Transportation to cover short distances in the countryside is not generally available.
Bicycles are rare.
The SFAR Amendment permits only overflight and not landing privileges. In the remote event that a U.S. air carrier flying in North Korea s oceanic airspace should have to make an emergency landing in North Korea, the Swedish Protecting Power would endeavor to provide assistance to U.S. citizens. Persons seeking to enter North Korea with religious materials in a quantity deemed to be greater than that needed for personal use can be detained, fined and expelled. Information concerning laws governing items that may be brought into North Korea may be available from the North Korean Mission to the United Nations or from a North Korean embassy or consulate in a third country. While in a foreign country, a U.S. citizen is subject to that country's laws and regulations, which sometimes differ significantly from those in the United States and do not afford the protections available to the individual under U.S. law.