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If this happened in the USofA do you think they would be suing? http://www.themercury.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,11553673^401,00.html "GPS says do U-turn on freeway From correspondents in Nancy 01dec04 AN elderly motorist driving along a 130km/h expressway in eastern France caused a crash when he followed the advice of his onboard GPS computer - and made a U-turn. Police said the hapless 78-year-old driver, who was not named, and the occupants of the vehicle he ran into escaped unharmed from the collision on Sunday, but it could have been much worse. The man told officers his car GPS had told him to "make a U-turn immediately" as he drove along lost near the town of Nancy in search of a hotel. He did so, not realising the limitations of his satellite navigation device, which guides using verbal directions. "It's not the first time we've had a GPS incident," one of the officers said, recalling the time a police vehicle found itself face-to-face with a motorist going the wrong way in accordance with his computer's instructions. " (Message edited by quadzilla on December 02, 2004)
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How is it possible that after electricity has traveled through hundreds of miles of power line then hundreds of feet (or yards) of romex in our home, that changing the last three feet of wire with something exotic, expensive (cool looking, and packaged in a pricey box) is going to make a difference?
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Mdxtasy
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« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2004, 01:53:06 am » |
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My system says "If possible, make a U-turn." I can see it being an issue....especially with people who do not read the disclaimer screen on startup. |
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« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2004, 02:10:44 am » |
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Wow, No Common Sense was used there for sure. Definitely read the Fine Print before Useing.  |
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« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2004, 03:13:51 am » |
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Maybe the GPS voice was a non-French speaker..  |
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2011 BMW X3 35i Vermillion Red, MSport
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« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2004, 04:09:50 am » |
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Im also a sucker for the language of love... Parlez-vous francais mon GPS? J'adore...
some times you gotta do what the love lady tells you...lol |
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« Reply #5 on: December 02, 2004, 08:13:32 am » |
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Always and inevitably everyone underestimates the number of stupid individuals in circulation. |
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« Reply #6 on: December 02, 2004, 10:16:19 am » |
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Hahaha, mine says that as well. "Make a U-Turn when possible" Of course you can also uncheck the U-Turn option so it avoids it, this can be a pain though as if there is no other way you may be forced to drive a long distance before doing a series of right turns. |
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« Reply #7 on: December 02, 2004, 10:18:27 am » |
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"GPS causes accident" Stupidity causes accident.  |
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« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2004, 12:02:19 pm » |
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nuthing wrong....
never trust blindly in any machine...it cant be right all the time...machines are like humans.... |
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The Fuzz
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« Reply #9 on: December 02, 2004, 03:57:24 pm » |
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Machines ARE humans...without the common sense. They are told what to do (or say in this matter) by humans and can't change it. Machines are only as smart as their human programmer.
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« Reply #10 on: December 02, 2004, 04:00:49 pm » |
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For now, C_P, for now....  BTW...I like your new sig.  |
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« Reply #11 on: December 02, 2004, 05:05:21 pm » |
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Thank you. Our shift has t-shirts made that says the same thing that we wear under our uniforms...Just a quiet reminder to ourselves when we hit the road! |
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« Reply #12 on: December 02, 2004, 05:31:37 pm » |
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Should say "911, looks like a beetle, 40 years old" |
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Power is how fast you hit the wall... Torque is how far you take the wall with you!  |
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« Reply #13 on: December 02, 2004, 05:37:54 pm » |
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Mdxtasy
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« Reply #14 on: December 02, 2004, 05:39:56 pm » |
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I KNOW he's not making fun of the legendary Porsche. Ohh....them be some fightin' words chap. |
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« Reply #15 on: December 02, 2004, 05:40:10 pm » |
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'Cept here the reference is to the 3 digit phone number to get to police/fire/ambulance in a hurry, not the anachronisticaly styled sportscar. Your suggestion is good but it'll just get MDX all riled up. |
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« Reply #16 on: December 02, 2004, 05:41:12 pm » |
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See? |
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« Reply #17 on: December 02, 2004, 06:23:28 pm » |
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Oh.....I get it. Maybe I need to open my horizons... |
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« Reply #18 on: December 02, 2004, 06:42:41 pm » |
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DSW> that's not a weiner in that poor kids mouth, is it? Jeez...and you guys were buggin me about the rear end lube.
I think this issue goes back to the man being 78 years old and the same old argument about old people driving. |
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Mdxtasy
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« Reply #19 on: December 03, 2004, 02:34:27 am » |
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A man in his late 70's...probably not too involved with technology most of his life...now his car talks to him. Must be a freaky thing to experience. The automakers have their arse covered, everytime my car starts up, I have to physically press the OK button to agree to their terms and conditions...thereby releasing Acura of any liability. |
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