An update to the instruction manual: As conditions change, turn off navigation system and engage brain:
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.
Lucky it was a soft sandpile he plowed into, or he might have gotten the blue screen of death.
Posted by floridacracker at October 10, 2006 11:31 AMA friend drives a company car with one of those navigations systems. We have taken to making unexpected turns just to piss it off. Alas, the robotic voice continues relentlessly telling us how to correct the error: 'make a u-turn as soon as possible.' It if was mine I'd have to kill it.
Posted by: Retread at October 10, 2006 04:03 PMMy wife and I listen to at least one Dose of Duane Allman every day. Long live the Sky dog
Posted by: shawn swigart at October 10, 2006 07:04 PM