I've been over a few times as well (& love it!), not driving but in gt3 rs's/360 cs etc
Last time we were there, a five car pile up happened perhaps 20 seconds ahead of us - nothing bad from the looks of it...but we were absolutely hoofing it in the gt3, so it came up as a surprise
I totally agree about a country road you don't know very well but some people don't realise the potential risks...