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The Sat Nav Did It

Posted on 11 May 2007 by


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I just read this hilarious story linked from Engadget of a university student in the UK who followed her satellite navigation system right into the path of a speeding train.

If maybe I had been more aware of the situation, I wouldn’t have had the accident.

Um, you think?

Surprisingly she had the good sense not to get back in her car when she saw the train coming towards her, instead standing back to watch the train destroy her car.

They really need to start equipping GPS systems with cameras for those who drive while looking at the GPS screen. They obviously don’t have turn-by-turn voice instructions.

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  • http://www.geardiary.com Allen Hong

    Thats strange, what NAV system was she using? Important things like railroad tracks should appear on the maps. My 7 year old Garmin handheld GPS has railroad tracks in the base maps that come with the device. Just really hard to believe that the device maker would leave out important features like railroad tracks.