Just do as you're told

Hot on the heals of our post about the GPS on a Vespa installation, comes a story that is, well, frankly hard to believe.

In the most recent case, drivers passing through the village of Luckington have found themselves landing in the River Avon, by following a GPS-recommended route that pointed to a bridge that has been closed for a week. Despite warning signs on both sides of the road, and nothing but water straight ahead, local villagers have found themselves pulling an average of two cars a day out of the river for the past week. "When you ask what happened, they say, ‘My sat-nav told me it was this way,'" one resident told The Times.

It seems drivers (car drivers) in merry 'ole England are putting more trust in their onboard GPS than what they see out the windshield. Take a look at this engadget.com article.

Lest you think that this is only a problem in one area, be sure to read about the same issue in the village of...wait for it... Crackpot. A local truck driver in Crackpot says:

"It's only a matter of time before something happens - and it's a 100ft drop over the edge."

It should come as no surprise that only those driving 4 wheels are affected by this insanity.

Links:
From the BBC about the problem in Crackpot (still giggling about the irony.)
From the London Times Online about the Luckington situation.


David