Man follows sat nav to cliff edge

recalculating ...

I like this story.

And he drives for a living???

Although, "Not for long..." may be a better reply

Moron!

Stupid.

Ya think?

A Michael Scott moment?
Remember when he followed his gps into a pond?

I would be willing to bet Doncaster, South Yorkshire is not located very close to Oxford University, and Mr. Robert Jones is not a Rhodes Scholar.

Although in my lifetime I have known, as the movie title states, The Absent-Minded Professor. So maybe he is from Oxford?

Umm, Maybe "Doctor Who" had it right, one episode had sat nav's/cars killing people by driving them into danger or lakes or something.

O Boy!

Sounds very scary to me!
JeffSh

on my next Yorkshire visit.

A person or couple must take hours of classes, go through interviews and background checks, and submitting proof of financial responsibility in order to become a foster parent or adopt a child, but any pair of non-thinkers can have their own child.

A person must go through hunter safety training (in many states) before getting his or her first hunting license.

Many states have boater safety courses that should be taken before operating a boat on public water.

There are more and more of these GPS stories surfacing as the popularity of them seems to be growing at a high rate. Some of them funny, only due to their lack of someone getting hurt.

Perhaps some type of new testing process be initiated to advise that one must use their own mind, and the GPS device should be used as a mere guide?

Sounds like somebody needs a bit of a lesson in common sense.

This person would probably have turned the wrong way on a one way street even if he saw the sign showing the one way street. Maybe people need to have an IQ test before they can own a GPS.

have nothing to say, but your kidding me?

Notice that there is no mention of how many pints he consumed at the local pub before trusting his GPS.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/patriotic/cornmaze.asp
Follow this link to see how this innovative farmer designed a maze in his cornfield and then used his GPS to implement the design.

Stupid is as stupid does.

The GPS used by the farmer isn't the same as the ones used for personal use. These are differential GPS units that use a correcting signal from land based transmitter sites giving accuracy down to within inches but more commonly within 2 feet or less.

I can't believe he drives for a living.

Hi Martin77429,

Before selling a GPS unit to a prospective customer, it may be necessary to give them a stick of gum and see if they can chew the gum and walk...

Regards,

Tailspin

Nüvi 670 & 880
Mac Pro & OS 10.5.6

Good one. I would have to guess alcohol was involved. Or even the dreaded Weed probably played a part in it. Funny, either way.

These are the same people that shouldn’t have received a license in the first place, ugh.

This was already posted here http://www.poi-factory.com/node/24066 .

Don't know how you want to merge or clean this up.

shows that sometime you need to look at a map

He's probably the same guy that is in those insurance commercials where he turns immediately when the nav system tells him to.

"make a legal u-turn when possible!"

Common sense people, did he turn on Off-Road or something? There must be a suicide option on his gps or something. Yup, that's it. I found it on mine.

Up here in Ontario the 255W wants me to turn off the highway where there is no road at all. When I keep on going she "recalculates" and continuous on the highway.

who put the cliff there?

One of the freeway exits I use the most has a left turn, but Garmin's software doesn't think you can turn left, so it always wants me to go right and make a U-turn. I should really report it.

Paul

In Chicago, 3 motorists have made right hand turns onto the RR tracks. The GPS should have a warning. "Not yet, stupid"

Something is not quite right with these people!!! When you are driving your car and you see a RR track or a wall don't you know not to go there even if everyone in the car is telling you to turn?

They can't blame it on the GPS. It is totally their fault. If they blame it on the GPS and ban it from cars they would have to ban me from riding in our car along with all other backseat drivers.

I remember when I first purchased my GPS, thumbing through some info and some internet research and seeing repeated warnings about not considering the GPS an adequate substitute for watching the road. Of course, a long conversation with friends ensued on whether one could actually drive any distance with a basic commercial GPS and a blacked out windshield.

Apparently there is some cause for the warnings... wow.

That reminds me of this:

In a follow-up story, local police are considering charging Mr. Lapointe with felony stupid. The usual additional charge of Ignorant in a Smart Zone will not be applied, due to the rural location of the incident, according to a police spokesman.

Many years ago in a galaxy far away, I did the same thing in Germany, mistakenly also following a footpath to cliff's edge. I had no valid excuse for the error (no GPS's in those years) except that my wife told me to do so!!!

Backing up for a 1/4 mile was sure a hassle! No cops on site, though.

Fred

yes,
you don't need to buy a GPS to go to a cliff.
GPS is not inexpensive.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/6789481.html

If you read the comments you'll see some other people complaining about their "stupid gps taking them miles out of their way..."

How much do you want to bet these rocket scientists also have their units set for shortest routes and unpaved roads?

Next!

I guess I won't be getting a Garmin 350. I'll find a cliff on my own if I decide to drive off one:)

Garmin 765T Garmin 1690

Having galumphed through the mountains with my GPS, going down fire roads and other interesting cuts, I can almost see how this can happen. I did find myself face down a fairly steep ravine staring at a locked trailgate. Getting back up that mountainside in reverse was interesting.

That said, using a GPS is no excuse for turning off your brain.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/hoffman/6789831.htm...

Thanks so much for reminding me of that episode! I love the Office, and of course, Dilbert!!

Take care

should not be allowed to procreate!

In the wide open spaces of the US, we get spoiled by our 4 lane HWYs. My wife an I were in northern Germany and followed a map on what seemed like a walking path. I kept asking my wife if this was really a road (please recalculate!). Only when saw a car coming the other direction (which you pretty much have to drive in the weeds to miss a collision), did we figure we were right.

Then we finally got to the end, there was a parking lot (at the North Sea) and no other way out, so we know it wasn't a one-way road either...

But still, you can't follow a GPS blindly...

Do you think he has his avoidances set? Like avoid unpaved roads etc.