(CBS News)
As more and more motorists become increasingly reliant on directions from GPS devices, experts are warning that putting too much faith in the gizmos can lead to trouble - sometimes with deadly consequences.
The problem, reports CBS News correspondent Bill Whitaker, has obtained a nickname all its own - Death by GPS.
The situation was highlighted when a Canadian couple
got lost in the Nevada wilderness after following GPS directions to a dead end in that wilderness, police say.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/...ag=mncol;lst;1
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This was on The Early Show this morning. Quite sad and scary. There are a couple of times where I said to myself "I knew damn well this direction didn't make sense...damn you Garmin" or I knew Garmin was just telling me to make a circle so that I could end up back where I started...I could've gone the way I knew without Garmin. It's even worse if you don't know where you are and it's dark outside or inclement weather.
I say all of that to say, PLEASE keep your eyes and brain working and don't just follow what GPS is telling you.
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