Don't GPS & Ride - Getting Lost is Half the Fun!

[OctoDad]

A man trying to get to his home in Doncaster, South Yorkshire from a friend's house was fined for following his GPS directions to the edge of a cliff with a massive drop, a story by BizarreNews.org reported.

Robert Jones, 43, was looking for a gas station when he followed the navigation system down a narrow dirt road, the story said. Jones didn't stop until he ran into a fence at the edge of the cliff, and he was forced to walk to a nearby village for help.

Judge Waseem Raja said Jones blindly followed the GPS instead of using his eyes and brain to see that he was on a road not suitable for motor vehicles the story said. Jones was found guilty of driving without due care and attention and fined $610, along with a $24 victim surcharge, $824 in court costs and another $1,624 in recovery fees. He also got six points on his license.

[Puffs Daddy]

An old story, probably apocryphal but fun. When BMW first added a standard GPS to its autos, a new owner drove away from the dealership in Germany and ended up in a canal. Seems the GPS failed to note that the continuation of the highway involved the use of a ferry.

[Daniel Meyer]

http://lifeisaroad.com/lost1.html

[RedValk]

i call this...."having a GPS moment". I have some friends i ride with....AND I WON'T NAME ANY NAMES....but....some of them.....tend to "blindly" follow their GPS units without regard to common sense at times...or so it would seem 

[Charlie]

Reminds me of an episode of "The Office", where Micheal is out on a sales call with his new GPS.  It directs him down a road and into a lake.  The road was about 30 feet from the right road he was supposed to take.  Pretty funny episode.

[Big Rig]

I like when they ride sweeper and don't tell you that you missed the turn until the next interstate...

I try to get lost and then find my way back...as long as there is a gas station...I always make it back...

[fudgie]

I'm surprised it doesn't happen to us when I unfold my map! 

[scoot]

You're never lost until you've run out of gas.