GPS Navigation System Warning!!

Wouldn't surprise me. There was a case a few years ago over in USA where some one bought a Winni Bago (spelling) and set cruise control and decided to get up out of drivers seat and head back to the rear of the trailer, well you know the rest. Apparently he sued them and won because no where did it say you had to remain seated when actuating the cruise control. Is it true, I don't know, one of those things you here but wouldn't surprise me. Regards Steve M

There is a lesson in this for the driver!!! Buy a 4x4!!!

Those who engineer something to be foolproof underestimate the enginuity of the common fool

You got a point. Sort of. But I would consider using GPS navigation system only in city – outside I would rather study map and use GPS for mere figuring out my coordinates. I am a computer engineer, yet GPS managed drive me onto unsealed road when I was cruising in Tasmania. It was dark outside and it was very difficult to see where it leads up until it became too late. Thankfully I was on 4WD, otherwise I would be forced to go 2 hr back, because there was no way to cross those creek in sedan! From another hand GPS was annoyingly try to convince me that costal way from Hobart to Launceston is faster and shorter then overland one. Despite each and every sign shows that it is shorter overland. Sure, one can argue that maps need to be updated, GPS need to be properly set etc etc. But what the heck? 20 y.o. paper map is good enough while 1 y.o.GPS need to be updated?!? Thanks, I would rather use trusted way.
Also recently GPS fails to find out way from Sydney CBD to Hume Highway and I been force to stop and study map. In my strong opinion those gizmos only good enough to fiddle around city where one has nothing to lose.

Cheers
Serg

I heard the interview with the person in question (on the ABC). Quite frankly in my opinion, he was the problem and not the GPS. Actually the term "GPS" is a misnomer as this was an in car navigation system. Based on what I heard I would suggest he would be just as dangerous with a paper map.

I do however think it is fair enough to warn people about the dangers of relying on such devices if the user is less than knowledgable about the product.

Most people would agree that simple, basic 'everyday' commonsense is required to drive a vehicle on our roads, HOWEVER obvioously no such commonsense is required to operate GPS. Next thing some idiots will be calling for them to be banned because too many people are getting lost !!!!!!

Boobook, I remember the overnight trip we were doing from Port Augutta to home, I put in to do the shortest distance to home. I was expected to go down fire traills in the hills East of Adelaide until I found gates to open. I learnt my lesson to go the quickest route after that. I even had to go through Outback Apsley in Victoria, where I had never ventured without the relevant passes before.

Off topic but in a similar vein of maybe an Urban myth.

From Computer help desk files

Lady I cant see the picture on my monitor
HD have u checked the connections etc.
Lady I cant see where they are.
HD Have you turned the light on
Lady no
HD well do so
Lady it wont go
HD Why
Lady cos we are having a power cut
HD Have u got all the boxes your computer came in
Lady Yes why
HD Well the computer has a serious problem so you should
pack it up and take it back to where you bought it.
Lady What sould I say is wrong with it
HD Tell them you are too +*++** stupid to own one.

And after 10 years of repairing the things I dont doubt it for a minute.