At the next junction please blindly follow your Sat Nav....

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BBC News - Woman follows sat nav into brook

mostdom · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:48 am Post subject:

She can't possibly have been looking out the front window. So proof that sat nav can't replace common sense.
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Johnny_D · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:54 am Post subject:

Jesus not another one.

This reminds me of what happened when Mobile Operators launched 'pay as you go' Releasing Cell Phones on the masses.

Prior to such universal availability mobile phones were pritty much the domain of the business user - Salesmen, engineers. People who could manage to drive and handle a phone without killing themselves and everyone else [1]

Then pay as you go hit the market and suddenly everyone had a damn phone.

The analogy being thus - Will plod see this as another opportunity to legislate against the criminally stupid and drag us all down with them? How long until we see such units banned from being used because of these idiots.

Or Maybe it's just Darwin trying his best again!

JD

[1] I don't actually include myself in this. But I'm sure you understand where I am coming from.
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GPS_fan · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:21 am Post subject:

Would it come to the point where these devices are banned?

Just think of the alternative, equally stupid idea of those people driving along with maps on their steering wheels, struggling to work out which way up to have it
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Johnny_D · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:26 am Post subject:

GPS_fan · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:34 am Post subject:

The trouble is that some people hang on their every word.

However, if your PC says "you've got a virus", do you go rushing to see your GP?

Sadly, some people weren't even in the queue, never mind near the front, when common sense was handed out Twisted Evil

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john877 · Lifetime Member Joined: Mar 16, 2007 Posts: 468

The government could look at this and think we could make a bit of money out of this .

1 all sat nav users need to be licensed at say £50 per year for the first year increasing by 10% each and every year

2 Users will need to take a test on fitness to use when purchased at a one of cost of £70 .

3 A yearly environmental test to ensure the Sat nav takes you on an environmentally friendly route at the cost of £50 .

I know its a bit silly but paying £1-20 a litre for diesel is not very funny as well

With ideas like this perhaps I should be standing at the next election Smile

GPS_fan · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:19 am Post subject:

mostdom · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:25 am Post subject:

I bet she had positioned the satnav device right in the middle of the windscreen like you often see. "sorry officer, I just didn't see it! That river must have been in my blind spot." Confused

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MaFt · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:55 am Post subject:

is it worth having a new forum solely for idiot-related stories??!!

thing is, the media always make out that the sat nav is to blame when clearly it is the idiot driver...

MaFt

shadamehr · Banned Joined: Apr 25, 2006 Posts: 507

Just to Apologise to PaulB...

I Duplicate posted this, but just to say, that's because I DID search the News Forum, which is where the other two recent stories like this are listed Paul.

And not seeing it, created a new post.

The problem being, it DID already exist, but not in the the same topic forum.

And my reason for mentioning, as well as to apologise...

Just to jokingly say that yes, as per MaFt's suggestion, if idiots are going to be doing this so frequently, maybe we should have a relevant "Idiots Get Lost" forum, so then I know where to check before posting.

* Laughing Out Loud

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The Rudd · Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 6:51 am Post subject:

Perhaps she thought that air bags were for the outside of the car and she could float down the river as an amphibious vehicle. Also I agree with the idea of an "Idiots get lost Forum"

Jerry

mikealder · Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 8:25 am Post subject:

mikealder · Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 8:33 am Post subject:

The one I saw on the news late last night was actually This One - Mike

mostdom · Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 9:16 am Post subject:

I can see a pattern appearing here. It's not that the sat navs are unsuitable for the roads but that Welsh roads are unsuitable for satnavs. Laughing

Are there any roads in Wales with tarmac, better still are there even any roads. Very Happy

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