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Sinister GPS
1. Woman in the sand trap
Passion for golf can sometimes bring up is not good. American from Northbridge Massachusetts was in the sand trap, located on the golf course. Unhappy long gazovat trying to get out of the trap, but her attempts to leave the pit failed. Of course, she was not to blame. Such a sad incident led her fault GPS car.
In a report drawn up by police, it was noted that it was pointed out to her GPS, turn left, which led straight to the car sand trap. Interestingly, and where the eye looked grief-driver !?
2. GPS car safety has got high in the mountains
Swiss van driver and his car were rescued by helicopter after the navigator took him to an abandoned mountain path. Robert Ziegler, 37 years old, was in a quandary in the vicinity of the peak Bergun Switzerland.
Once in a truly desperate situation, the man was unable to move forward or turn to go back. Rescuers arrived by helicopter to lift a phone call from a mobile phone Robert.
"I lost everything and kept hoping that each new turn will bring me to the main road, following the GPS. Finally, he pointed me to turn around, but I could not perform this maneuver, "- explains the victim of police. Rescuers also wondered how could so blindly follow the instructions of the navigator, and noted that to be truly outstanding driver to call so high in the mountains.
3. Three women in a car - not good
Three young women went on a trip through the scenic Washington State, renting a comfortable Mercedes-Benz SUV. In his journey ladies entirely relied on guidance GPS.
A trip to the dark ended tragically. Sitting behind the wheel of a lady was completely sure that this is going on the road, while the crafty navigator led her on track for launching boats into the lake. Women woke only when the SUV was completely in the water in one of the lakes in the park Mercer Slough Nature. One of them immediately left the sinking car, the other two were in the car. However, they also had to urgently leave the vehicle, seeing as it is being immersed into the maelstrom.
Once out on the land, were unlucky traveler in complete safety, but Mercedes-Benz was completely under water.
4. Blown river racing Mercedes
What happens if I trust your satellite navigation system more than their own common sense? It may happen that your Mercedes sports for? 96 000 will absorb the water of the river. Proved in practice.
In this position, was an Englishwoman who was returning home from a christening in the county of Leicestershire. She completely trusted his navigator, who led her along country roads, familiar only to local farmers. As a result of the unfortunate driver was on the road, which has been designated as "unsuitable for motor vehicles." However, this did not stop the brave traveler, and she stubbornly continued to move forward. Facing the river crossings in the form of a ford, and then she followed the advice of the navigator, who told her to move forward. Several days were heavy rains and the water in the river is much arrived.
Navigator, of course, could not know this sad fact for residents of London. As a result, Mercedes SL500 was picked up by the rapid current of the river and swam about 600 meters downstream as a drifting ice floe. In the end, the car ran aground near the village of Alice Clark, and the woman was saved.
5. Japanese tourists drove straight into the Pacific Ocean
Three Japanese tourists in Australia were in an extremely awkward position when the car navigation system has got them the wrong way. The plans of three students from Japan was a trip to North Stradbroke on the Australian coast. At the beginning of the trip, they asked the way the system GPS. The road seemed simple and easy. However, the system has not considered the band width of 9 km between the island and the mainland, which, after the tide was an impassable swamp of water and mud.
Three travelers on the Hyundai Getz, a rented in Moreton Bay, woke up too late, when they found that they were going not on hard gravel and dirt on the sloshing. They tried unsuccessfully to get back on solid ground, one the tide prevented this very wise plan. They were forced to flee, and the passengers sailing past the ferries with amazement watching Japanese adventures in Australia.
Rescued hapless travelers towing, who pulled the car out of the sea depths. The car is already beyond repair. And even though the car was insured, the students had to pay out of pocket $ 1,500, since insurance does not cover breakage.
6. The driver paralyzed trains
Audi A4 driver blindly followed the instructions GPS, and by doing one of the corners, was right on the railroad tracks, which led to the train station on the line for a good twenty minutes.
7. Robbers helped catch their own GPS
Two robbers from Kilburn (town north of London), received a term due to the fact that the satellite navigation system in the van recorded finding cars at the site of each of the crimes of which they were accused.
As a result, Jan Bansi and Stephen Warrington, who robbed ten houses within three months, happen to spend in prison for a total of seven years. Checking their car navigator will allow the Court to clearly define all movement of criminal couple recently.
8. British pensioner drove straight to the church, "because it told him Satnav"
Two British pensioners were in a hospital in southern Germany after a global positioning system sent their car straight to the church. Older people rode on his Renault in the evening on a country road near the Austrian border, and without a doubt, follow the instructions of the navigation system when she advised them to turn to the right, where there were no roads.
"They were confused and did not notice that the navigation system was out of order," - said a police spokesman. 76-year-old driver crashed into the wall of the village church, practically destroying the car, knocking the icon from the wall and damaging the foundation of the building. The damage is 25,000 euros.
Fortunately, the incident pass without serious consequences for the health of seniors: the injuries were minor, and spent the night in the hospital, they went home.
9. GPS put the pizza delivery van on the tracks just before the train traveling
Pizza delivery driver by following the GPS, took a wrong turn and ended up in the middle of the tracks. The driver was 23-year-old girl from Niles, Michigan, which had to urgently evacuate out of the car, he saw in the distance rushing train. This proved to be a reasonable solution, as the driver did not have time to brake and the car has been broken into a pancake.
Tug driver Roger Liwski that are cleaned with railroad tracks that remained of the van, said that it was unlikely she ever again in life will be to use GPS.
Surprisingly, before leaving the car an American captured with a pizza, which she was to be delivered. So in addition to the machine no one and nothing affected neither the driver nor the passengers nor the train itself, nor even pizza.
Passion for golf can sometimes bring up is not good. American from Northbridge Massachusetts was in the sand trap, located on the golf course. Unhappy long gazovat trying to get out of the trap, but her attempts to leave the pit failed. Of course, she was not to blame. Such a sad incident led her fault GPS car.
In a report drawn up by police, it was noted that it was pointed out to her GPS, turn left, which led straight to the car sand trap. Interestingly, and where the eye looked grief-driver !?
2. GPS car safety has got high in the mountains
Swiss van driver and his car were rescued by helicopter after the navigator took him to an abandoned mountain path. Robert Ziegler, 37 years old, was in a quandary in the vicinity of the peak Bergun Switzerland.
Once in a truly desperate situation, the man was unable to move forward or turn to go back. Rescuers arrived by helicopter to lift a phone call from a mobile phone Robert.
"I lost everything and kept hoping that each new turn will bring me to the main road, following the GPS. Finally, he pointed me to turn around, but I could not perform this maneuver, "- explains the victim of police. Rescuers also wondered how could so blindly follow the instructions of the navigator, and noted that to be truly outstanding driver to call so high in the mountains.
3. Three women in a car - not good
Three young women went on a trip through the scenic Washington State, renting a comfortable Mercedes-Benz SUV. In his journey ladies entirely relied on guidance GPS.
A trip to the dark ended tragically. Sitting behind the wheel of a lady was completely sure that this is going on the road, while the crafty navigator led her on track for launching boats into the lake. Women woke only when the SUV was completely in the water in one of the lakes in the park Mercer Slough Nature. One of them immediately left the sinking car, the other two were in the car. However, they also had to urgently leave the vehicle, seeing as it is being immersed into the maelstrom.
Once out on the land, were unlucky traveler in complete safety, but Mercedes-Benz was completely under water.
4. Blown river racing Mercedes
What happens if I trust your satellite navigation system more than their own common sense? It may happen that your Mercedes sports for? 96 000 will absorb the water of the river. Proved in practice.
In this position, was an Englishwoman who was returning home from a christening in the county of Leicestershire. She completely trusted his navigator, who led her along country roads, familiar only to local farmers. As a result of the unfortunate driver was on the road, which has been designated as "unsuitable for motor vehicles." However, this did not stop the brave traveler, and she stubbornly continued to move forward. Facing the river crossings in the form of a ford, and then she followed the advice of the navigator, who told her to move forward. Several days were heavy rains and the water in the river is much arrived.
Navigator, of course, could not know this sad fact for residents of London. As a result, Mercedes SL500 was picked up by the rapid current of the river and swam about 600 meters downstream as a drifting ice floe. In the end, the car ran aground near the village of Alice Clark, and the woman was saved.
5. Japanese tourists drove straight into the Pacific Ocean
Three Japanese tourists in Australia were in an extremely awkward position when the car navigation system has got them the wrong way. The plans of three students from Japan was a trip to North Stradbroke on the Australian coast. At the beginning of the trip, they asked the way the system GPS. The road seemed simple and easy. However, the system has not considered the band width of 9 km between the island and the mainland, which, after the tide was an impassable swamp of water and mud.
Three travelers on the Hyundai Getz, a rented in Moreton Bay, woke up too late, when they found that they were going not on hard gravel and dirt on the sloshing. They tried unsuccessfully to get back on solid ground, one the tide prevented this very wise plan. They were forced to flee, and the passengers sailing past the ferries with amazement watching Japanese adventures in Australia.
Rescued hapless travelers towing, who pulled the car out of the sea depths. The car is already beyond repair. And even though the car was insured, the students had to pay out of pocket $ 1,500, since insurance does not cover breakage.
6. The driver paralyzed trains
Audi A4 driver blindly followed the instructions GPS, and by doing one of the corners, was right on the railroad tracks, which led to the train station on the line for a good twenty minutes.
7. Robbers helped catch their own GPS
Two robbers from Kilburn (town north of London), received a term due to the fact that the satellite navigation system in the van recorded finding cars at the site of each of the crimes of which they were accused.
As a result, Jan Bansi and Stephen Warrington, who robbed ten houses within three months, happen to spend in prison for a total of seven years. Checking their car navigator will allow the Court to clearly define all movement of criminal couple recently.
8. British pensioner drove straight to the church, "because it told him Satnav"
Two British pensioners were in a hospital in southern Germany after a global positioning system sent their car straight to the church. Older people rode on his Renault in the evening on a country road near the Austrian border, and without a doubt, follow the instructions of the navigation system when she advised them to turn to the right, where there were no roads.
"They were confused and did not notice that the navigation system was out of order," - said a police spokesman. 76-year-old driver crashed into the wall of the village church, practically destroying the car, knocking the icon from the wall and damaging the foundation of the building. The damage is 25,000 euros.
Fortunately, the incident pass without serious consequences for the health of seniors: the injuries were minor, and spent the night in the hospital, they went home.
9. GPS put the pizza delivery van on the tracks just before the train traveling
Pizza delivery driver by following the GPS, took a wrong turn and ended up in the middle of the tracks. The driver was 23-year-old girl from Niles, Michigan, which had to urgently evacuate out of the car, he saw in the distance rushing train. This proved to be a reasonable solution, as the driver did not have time to brake and the car has been broken into a pancake.
Tug driver Roger Liwski that are cleaned with railroad tracks that remained of the van, said that it was unlikely she ever again in life will be to use GPS.
Surprisingly, before leaving the car an American captured with a pizza, which she was to be delivered. So in addition to the machine no one and nothing affected neither the driver nor the passengers nor the train itself, nor even pizza.
