[OSM-talk] Sat nav driver's car hit by train

[SteveC]

On 11 May 2007, at 10:44, Gareth Eason wrote:

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> Matthias Julius wrote:
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>> Years ago there was an incident in Germany when somebody drove into a
>> river because there was a ferry instead of the bridge he was
>> expecting.
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>
> 	And just a few short weeks ago, the Sunday Tribune (IIRC) had an
> article on a German who made a turn straight into a wall because his
> SatNav told him to make a turn onto a road that wasn't there.
>
> 	Observation and reaction to driving conditions are already dying arts
> when it comes to driving in the UK and Ireland - not that I'm a  
> perfect
> driver myself. I really don't think any of the blame can be laid at  
> the
> door of technology though, and should instead be placed firmly on the
> shoulders of the driver of the car, who MUST be taught to respect the
> responsibility of controlling a machine capable of killing and  
> injuring
> himself and others.
>
> 	None of the 'comedy' stories regarding GPS incidents such as these  
> have
> detailed whether or not driving licenses were revoked, or at the very
> least the drivers compelled to take some basic road safety training...

Surely someone has sued TomTom in the states by now? 'it wasnt my  
fault I drove off a cliff'


>
> 	Best regards,
> 	-->Gar
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have fun,

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