[Talk-us] Women trust GPS, drive SUV into Lake

Paul Johnson baloo at ursamundi.org
Sat Jun 18 00:39:25 BST 2011


On 06/17/2011 06:22 AM, Mike N wrote:
> On 6/17/2011 9:01 AM, Kristian M Zoerhoff wrote:
>> The*claim*  the GPS directed them into the lake, but I've yet to see any
>> indication of what GPS or what maps they had, or why they couldn't be
>> bothered to notice the large body of water through the windshield.
> 
> The video showed a Hertz neverLost.   Out of curiousity, I checked the
> neverlost site and tried to plot trips across the marsh, but it always
> directed around.
> 
>   Sometimes the GPS position itself loses satellite lock, and the
> directions it provides are relative to where it thinks you're located
> and not where it actually is.   And as the officer noted, things look
> different at night, and the water might not have been visible until too
> late to stop.

Sounds like driving too fast for the conditions, to boot.

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