I smell bullsh!t.
“Recalculating”
I’ve heard of Obama-phones, but Obama-gps is news to me...
http://www.adn.com/2012/08/23/2597925/man-guided-by-gps-drives-off-ferry.html
August 23, 2012
About 400 feet from the ferry dock, a GPS unit in the man's car told him to take a hard right turn, Schofield said.
“The GPS apparently misrouted him, and he drove down the ramp for launching boats into the water,” Schofield said. “He was unfamiliar with the area is the only answer I have for you.”
You can’t train stupid.
GPS devices are a great tool, but they are not fool proof.
It only took me a few hours of using one to learn I could not depend on it for 100% accuracy.
I try to know about where I am going before I start a trip. If there is a conflict between where I think I should go and where the GPS directs me to go, I follow my instincts.
...RECALUCATING !!
I remember a guy who was so drunk, he drove onto the RR tracks in a town close to where I grew up. It was after a beer and BBQ wedding. He did find a way to get it off before the next freight train came down the tracks.
I have never used a GPS and have yet to get lost. Of course, almost 40 years of reading strip maps in the military is a big plus. I know several people - wife included - who have no sense of direction. I can tell her to turn north or south on US or TX road and she asks “Do I have to turn left or right?”
Moron.
Obviously a Democrat....and even more obvious will be the Lawsuit against the maker of the GPS for failure to warn the dumbass that traffic doesn’t know she’s following instructions, and paying no attention to driving.
And if the GPS told her to jump off a cliff...
Not so hard to do.
It was night, obviously in an unfamiliar area (hence the GPS), etc. If the tracks are close to the road, your headlights might not illuminate them until you were right on them.
Similar thing happened to me once. I turned left onto an entrance ramp for the interstate. Turns out, it was split to accept traffic from both directions, with an island in between. Didn’t even see the traffic island, though, because the intersection was unlit. I ended up driving right over the island. Never saw it until I was on it.
Fortunately, I was in my high clearance 4x4, and not the wife’s low-slung European sedan...
I’ve also crossed railroad tracks in a 4x4 (not at a crossing). It can be tricky, even with four wheel drive engaged and plenty of ground clearance. A standard rail is over 6.5 inches in height, more than many common minivans on this list:
If you’re in a minivan, it would be easy to get hung up.