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

[Jon Stockill]

Andy Allan wrote:
> On 5/16/07, Lester Caine <lester at lsces.co.uk> wrote:
>> Therefore the sat nav should AT LEAST have also put up "At level
>> crossing check for trains" or it should NOT have used that road as part of the
>> route? I've used my Daughter's TomTom a couple of times, and the MISSING
>> information can be quite important for safety.
> 
> Neither SatNavs nor OSM are recognised safety device. There is no
> point in considering them as such, they will never be suitable.
> 
> Recognised safety devices do include warning signs at level crossings, however.

Which is exactly what was there:

http://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/_images/db/42/91/LEVELCROSSING1.429125.full.jpg

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