Just follow the GPS

[dodge_guy]

Not sure this has been posted yet looks like it happened yesterday, Just ran across it today! Canada woman drives into lake.

It`s nice to know the stupid people aren't only in the U.S. 😉

[dodge_guy]

spoon059 wrote:

msgtord wrote:
Always turn off the voice commands.

So she can take her eyes off the road while driving? That sounds like an even worse decision. Voice commands allow you to look at the road and conditions therein...

Some people can walk and chew gum....others can barely remember to breathe without being told!

[spoon059]

msgtord wrote:
Always turn off the voice commands.

So she can take her eyes off the road while driving? That sounds like an even worse decision. Voice commands allow you to look at the road and conditions therein...

[wa8yxm]

I mean do not they ever watch TV (Remember the commercical where the GPS says "TURN RIGHT" (Driver turns right into a flower shop) "IN 800 FEET".

[gbopp]

Tvov wrote:
I tend towards thinking she is just blaming the GPS for her own mistake / idiocy / texting driving.

I agree. It's the blame game. No one is responsible for their own actions. It's always the fault of someone else.
But, it does keep some lawyers employed. 🙂

[Tvov]

I tend towards thinking she is just blaming the GPS for her own mistake / idiocy / texting driving.

[gbopp]

It's Canada. Maybe she thought the water was still frozen. :@

[msgtord]

Always turn off the voice commands.

[fj12ryder]

According to the article, she missed her turn, which I'm assuming was given to her by the GPS. So if she had followed the directions from the GPS she wouldn't have driven into the bay...or if she had an IQ higher than the temperature of the water.

[Fizz]

darsben wrote:
If the article is read it states "The woman, who was not familiar with the area, was driving in Tobermory when she missed a right turn and drove straight into a boat launch leading into the Georgian".
So she was NOT following her GPS directions.
NOT THE GPS FAULT!

The GPS probably said " in 100 meters turn right" She just heard the last part... maybe.

[darsben]

If the article is read it states "The woman, who was not familiar with the area, was driving in Tobermory when she missed a right turn and drove straight into a boat launch leading into the Georgian".
So she was NOT following her GPS directions.
NOT THE GPS FAULT!

[fj12ryder]

The worst part is the article referred to her as "fast thinking"!! But in her defense, it was a "dark and stormy night" so anybody could have driven 100 feet off a boat ramp into the bay. Sure, happens everyday.