Satnavs/GPS driving aids should be banned

[Queasy]

I kid

BERLIN (Reuters) - A 46-year-old German motorist driving along a busy road suddenly veered to the left and ended up stuck on a railway track -- because his satellite navigation system told him to, police said Sunday.

The motorist was heading into the north German city of Bremen "when the friendly voice from his satnav told him to turn left," a spokesman said.

"He did what he was ordered to do and turned his Audi left up over the curb and onto the track of a local streetcar line. He tried to back up off the track but got completely stuck."

The police spokesman said about a dozen trams were held up until a tow truck arrived to clear the car off the track.

Several German motorists have crashed their cars in recent months, later telling police they were only obeying orders from their satnavs.

:laugh:

 

[BigJ]

This is the general reaction of most people I've driven in cars with that have a NAV system that tell them to do something ridiculous:

"Left? You want me to turn left? How the f*** am I supposed to turn left you stupid mother f***ing POS. Who the f*** comes up with this s***?"

Yes, I'm from NY.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

Didn't that happen before Xmas?

 

[imported_Ned Flanders]

Originally posted by: BigJ
This is the general reaction of most people I've driven in cars with that have a NAV system that tell them to do something ridiculous:

"Left? You want me to turn left? How the f*** am I supposed to turn left you stupid mother f***ing POS. Who the f*** comes up with this s***?"

Yes, I'm from NY.

It's true. Lol.

 

[thirdeye]

I believe there should be a ban on stupid people LONG before there's a need to ban GPS driving aids.

 

[SonnyDaze]

Good thing we have guardrails.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: Queasy
I kid

BERLIN (Reuters) -
Several German motorists have crashed their cars in recent months, later telling police they were only obeying orders.

We've heard it all before.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: Queasy
I kid

BERLIN (Reuters) -
Several German motorists have crashed their cars in recent months, later telling police they were only obeying orders.

We've heard it all before.

:laugh:

 

[ArchCenturion]

Maybe ze Germans are bred to follow orders?

 

[AaronB]

You have to watch those Germans with their "just following orders" excuses.