SteveScooby

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BBC NEWS | England | Bradford | Man follows sat nav to cliff edge

ALi-B

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Proof if anything that driver aids removes common sense

Too right for the Police to charge him for due care. No doubt the driver will sue the sat nav company for it not telling him it set to follow main routes and not footpaths.

Removed.

I blame the satnav companies, they should design the systems so that if you are travelling on something that isn't a proper road at more than walking pace the satnav issues a polite reminder.






OI, ********! It's a friggin' FOOTPATH!

Kieran_Burns

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I NEVER trust Sat Nav. One time TomTom insisted I take the M1 south when I'd rather take the A1 and it bitched and bitched telling me to take one junction after another until it eventually had a complete rattle moment and said "Make a U-turn as soon as possible"

On a flaming dual carriageway!

DYK

The guy is an idiot and i think everyone who uses a sat nav as probably been given wrong instructions,but some where common sense says hold up a sec,that really don't look like a good road or dirt track to drive along.It's very simple or your just a complete dumbass,these stories amaze me.

mykp

Was he driving with his eyes close. What a clown.

Got a sat nav system built into my phone and have used it once, and it tried to send me across a field in the middle of wales! Whats wrong with a good old map.

Tam the bam

What a dipstick lol, still the police couldn't just let him off with a warning, they had to make the numptys day worse by taxing him!

Simon C

Must admit I override my satnav for most of the journey. Only use it really for the last 3 or so miles.

Why, I can read a friking map and road signs, its not difficult. The sat navs only there cos it displays how much futher and ETA.


These stories do amaze me though, how dumb are some people.

Steve_PPP

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they're only as up to date as the last set of updates

i was using my satnav on the isle of wight last year (it was only about 2 months old!) and found this

Hanley

But your Sat Nav said carry on so why didn't you?

AndyC_772

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You've got a dotted line on your TomTom, I'd say that was spot on

scarey

try the Bois de Boulogne, in Paris, in summer, they shut certain roads at certain times of the day for pedestrians/cyclists etc...

sat nav has no chance!

Steve_PPP

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yep, the road was dotted all the way down the cliff side

dpb

how many times a year are you supposed to connect these things t'internet for an update ..?!

DYK

AGRHHHHHHHHHHHH SPLASH.You have arrived at your destination..looks like the Isle of Wight as got a bit smaller,that house in top left of pic it's looking a bit dodgy right on the edge.

tanyatriangles

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Strange, that. My wife set hers to take her to Grimsby, 30 miles, on sunday, just to try it out.
It started off sending her to the motorway, which she ignored and took a shortcut across town on a dual carriageway.
The TomTom XL just adjusted itself and continued to guide her to her destination via her chosen route.