Death by GPS

[aephi alum]

Hee hee. DH and I once went to visit friends whose house we hadn't been to in a couple of years. We plugged their address into our GPS, and followed its instructions rather than checking Mapquest. We knew we'd have to cross a river, but the route map made it look as if there were a bridge. And then we heard: "Board ferry." WTF?!

So we boarded the ferry, which was a barge that could hold 3 cars, pushed back and forth across the river by a tugboat. Some "bridge".

At least the GPS didn't take control of the car and drive it into the river. There was a Doctor Who episode where someone was killed that way...

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

Hee hee. DH and I once went to visit friends whose house we hadn't been to in a couple of years. We plugged their address into our GPS, and followed its instructions rather than checking Mapquest. We knew we'd have to cross a river, but the route map made it look as if there were a bridge. And then we heard: "Board ferry." WTF?!

So we boarded the ferry, which was a barge that could hold 3 cars, pushed back and forth across the river by a tugboat. Some "bridge".

At least the GPS didn't take control of the car and drive it into the river. There was a Doctor Who episode where someone was killed that way...

What if this had happened before the advent of GPS? Who or what would be to blame? *dundun...dunnnnnnnnnn....*