There are numerous warning signs on the road, long before you even get to the road (Bear Camp Rd) that they were going to take to the coast. We're talking BIG bright yellow signs. You would have to be blind to miss them, even at night ]

Reminds me of a sign that I see every year or two when we do the hike along the Presidential Range in New Hampshire's White Mountains. As you are hiking towards the Madison Spring Hut, right around where you are reaching the treeline, there is a large bright yellow sign from the forest service that says:
STOP
The area ahead has the worst weather in America. Many have died there from exposure even in the summer. Turn back NOW if the weather is bad.

The Presidential Range is the home of Mt Washington, which has quite a reputation from a weather perspective... Just how many people, at that point, actually turn around because of poor preparation or declining weather I wonder?
In fact, I wonder if those who are most prepared, and understand the potential issues ahead of them are more likely to turn around than those who are less "aware" of the reality they face?