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Driver follows GPS into sand !!!!

Submitted: Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 11:44

Member - Doug T (FNQ)

This sort of reminds me of a post recently, AnswerID: 288945 Submitted: Saturday, Feb 23,
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AN 80-year-old German motorist has obediently followed his navigation system all the way into a huge pile of sand, abrubtly bringing his trip to an end.

The motorist ignored a motorway "closed for construction" sign and crashed his Mercedes into a pile of sand further down the road, police have said.

"The driver was following the orders from his navigation system and even though there was a sufficient number of warnings and barricades, he continued his journey into the construction site," a police spokeswoman has said.

"His trip finally ended when he wound up crashing into a pile of sand," she added.

The driver and his wife escaped uninjured from the collision, which occurred on a motorway near Hamburg.

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AnswerID: 290573   Submitted: Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 12:02

Gramps (NSW) replied:


Must have been using a Garmin :))))

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Al


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FollowupID: 555930   Submitted: Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 12:15

Louie the fly posted:

Thems fightin words Gramps!

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FollowupID: 555933   Submitted: Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 12:24

Gramps (NSW) posted:

Louie,

LOL he'll come out swinging, that's for sure hahahahaha

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Al


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FollowupID: 555939   Submitted: Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 13:44

Member - Willie , Sydney. posted:

Hey Brother ,
Had your tetanus shots . Dusty does not bother to clean them , before he rips a chunk out .
Willie .

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FollowupID: 555940   Submitted: Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 14:01

Gramps (NSW) posted:

Hey Bro,

Hahahahaha you're right. Dusty's dangerous, Doug's just a big old softie.

ps Saw a monster Bushtracker gin palace on the F3 heading into Sydney yesterday arvo. Got level with the tug but it was a dark grey LC and the pilot was considerably older than your good self. He looked damn tired too.

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Al


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FollowupID: 555993   Submitted: Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 17:54

Member - Glenn G (QLD) posted:

Garmins !don't mention the Garmins ,I did but I think I got away with it ! (Fawlty fans will understand)

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AnswerID: 290574   Submitted: Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 12:05

Member -Signman replied:

Spose he's gonna sue Garmin now...(should get a good payout)..

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AnswerID: 290581   Submitted: Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 12:53

Voxson replied:

Wheel, isle beef hooked.
What a deckhead.
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AnswerID: 290585   Submitted: Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 13:42

Paul & Debbie replied:

"Closed for Construction?"

Maybe he could not understand English.

Paul

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FollowupID: 555995   Submitted: Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 17:56

Willem posted:

English in Hamburg????...LOL
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FollowupID: 556028   Submitted: Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 19:31

Paul & Debbie posted:

Did the sign read "Closed for Construction"?
Well, that's English to me. And maybe very foreign to him.

He probably would have been better off if the sign read:

GESPERRT WEGEN BAUARBEITEN

Paul

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FollowupID: 556045   Submitted: Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 20:11

Willem posted:

Ummmm... methinks this happened in Hamburg, Germany. Not much point in a sign in English when most Germans speak and read German...and his GPS would have been in German as well

Maybe the sign read as you have stated

Go figure
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AnswerID: 290680   Submitted: Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 20:58

Member - Mike DID replied:

It doesn't just happen to those dumb foreigners.

From this Sydney Morning Herald article.

"Victoria Police media officer Natalie Webster said any distraction would affect a driver's reaction time as well as their ability to maintain position on the road and judge distances. "

"The calls come just weeks after two motorists drove on the unfinished EastLink tollway after being directed on to the road by satellite navigation devices."
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FollowupID: 556072   Submitted: Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 22:16

Gramps (NSW) posted:


LOL two dopes who should have their licenses terminated immediately.

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Al


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