GPS lures ppl to go off a cliff

[vexor]

London: Motorists using satellite navigation around the sleepy English village of Crackpot are finding themselves being directed to the top of a 30-metre cliff, residents said yesterday.

Cars, minibuses and even big trucks often take the steep, twisty road used by holidaymakers, walkers and sightseers travelling from Swaledale to Wensleydale in North Yorkshire, in the north of England.

But when their GPS systems lure them on to a rough gravel track - thanks to an apparent programming glitch - they have to reverse perilously close to the edge of the cliff in order to turn around.

"When they get grounded on the small boulders, we're having to go up there in the tractor and pull them out," said Carol Porter, who farms in Crackpot with her husband Steven.

Lol, this is why I never trust GPS.

[5vz-fe]

They should put a warning sticker on GPS like cigarettes:

"GPS users must meet minimal common sense requirement, see IQ test inside for detail"

[Pehtren]

hahahahaha, i cant help myself...this is so funny :mrgreen:

Im with 5vz-fe, stickers on it!

[TNT]

there are warnings and what not everytime you start up the gps. so WTF i am going to drive off a cliff. sorry but that is a person that shouldn't be around, especially small childern.

[dutchmasterflex]

What more can you expect of Crackpot, England.

[RC45]

London: Motorists using satellite navigation around the sleepy English village of Crackpot are finding themselves being directed to the top of a 30-metre cliff, residents said yesterday.

Cars, minibuses and even big trucks often take the steep, twisty road used by holidaymakers, walkers and sightseers travelling from Swaledale to Wensleydale in North Yorkshire, in the north of England.

But when their GPS systems lure them on to a rough gravel track - thanks to an apparent programming glitch - they have to reverse perilously close to the edge of the cliff in order to turn around.

"When they get grounded on the small boulders, we're having to go up there in the tractor and pull them out," said Carol Porter, who farms in Crackpot with her husband Steven.

Lol, this is why I never trust GPS.

Why not trust GPS - it is rarely wrong - and not erepeatedly -- but just how accurate the PLACEMENT of the co-ordinate on the map is another question. ;)

This is either a Lipra Loof story or all the "lost folks" are using the same GPS systems with bad map overlays.. ;)

[HeilSvenska]

This reminds me of the fake documentary made by Disney about suicidal lemmings that throw themselves off cliffs.

[Mattk]

Apparently, the director herded the buggers off the cliff. It actually sounds like an interesting doco.

GPS is useful, but there's really nothing wrong with a good old road directory.

[sikx5]

Ive just found the wonders of GPS, and its bloody great, but a little common sense cant go a stray :lol:

[Shinigami]

Lol, this is why I never trust GPS.
Nothing wrong with GPS, it's only as good as the programmers make it.

Glitches, and the ever changing road network make it difficult to keep it up to date, and same goes for standard maps, which are not even in 3D, so going up or down elevations or getting lost, still requires some form of feedback from the driver.

[Mattk]

When all else fails, just go with your gut.