Driver follows GPS into sand !!!!
Submitted: Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 12:44
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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.
Reply By: Gramps (NSW) - Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 13:02
Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 13:02
Must have been using a Garmin :))))
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Follow Up By: Louie the fly - Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 13:15
Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 13:15
Thems fightin words Gramps!
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Follow Up By: Gramps (NSW) - Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 13:24
Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 13:24
Louie,
LOL he'll come out swinging, that's for sure hahahahaha
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Follow Up By: Member - Willie , Sydney. - Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 14:44
Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 14:44
Hey Brother ,
Had your tetanus shots . Dusty does not bother to clean them , before he rips a chunk out .
Willie .
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Follow Up By: Gramps (NSW) - Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 15:01
Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 15:01
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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Follow Up By: Member - Glenn G (QLD) - Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 18:54
Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 18:54
Garmins !don't mention the Garmins ,I did but I think I got away with it ! (Fawlty fans will understand)
Giffo
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Reply By: Member -Signman - Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 13:05
Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 13:05
Spose he's gonna sue Garmin now...(should get a good payout)..
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Reply By: Voxson - Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 13:53
Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 13:53
Wheel, isle beef hooked.
What a deckhead.
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Reply By: Paul & Debbie - Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 14:42
Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 14:42
"Closed for Construction?"
Maybe he could not understand English.
Paul
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Follow Up By: Willem - Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 18:56
Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 18:56
English in Hamburg????...LOL
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Follow Up By: Paul & Debbie - Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 20:31
Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 20:31
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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Follow Up By: Willem - Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 21:11
Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 21:11
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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Reply By: Member - Mike DID - Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 21:58
Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 21:58
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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Follow Up By: Gramps (NSW) - Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 23:16
Monday, Mar 03, 2008 at 23:16
LOL two dopes who should have their licenses terminated immediately.
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