Sat Nav Tales
Jun 12th 2015 | 11:17 pm
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Sat Nav Tales
Belgium fans trust sat nav and end up in the wrong Wales
They should have gone to a pub instead.
A group of fans rang the Studio Brussel radio station on Friday morning complaining they had found their way to the wrong Wales – which turned out to be a village near Rotherham with a population of 6,455 and not the city of 1.1m people they had been expecting.
The supporters had set out in a bus across the continent, hoping to find the Euro 2016 qualifier at the Cardiff City Stadium by simply tapping “Wales†into their sat nav.
Unfortunately, rather than guide them to the Welsh capital city it took them 200 miles out of their way to an otherwise little-known parish in south Yorkshire, according to HLN.be.
The good news was they still had time to drive a further four hours to get to Cardiff in time for the kick-off.
The supporters had set out in a bus across the continent, hoping to find the Euro 2016 qualifier at the Cardiff City Stadium by simply tapping “Wales†into their sat nav.
Unfortunately, rather than guide them to the Welsh capital city it took them 200 miles out of their way to an otherwise little-known parish in south Yorkshire, according to HLN.be.
The good news was they still had time to drive a further four hours to get to Cardiff in time for the kick-off.
Jun 13th 2015 | 4:33 pm
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Re: Sat Nav Tales
I remember reading in my local home town paper about 2 or so years ago that a European driver with a very large truck had used Satnav to direct him ............ and ended up stranded out on the moors, on a centuries old horse trail.
Yes, where he was wanting to go was in a straight line ahead, but he should have gone all the way round instead of up and over
Next issue, the same paper had a photo of an articulated truck, again from Europe, whose driver had used satnav to direct him through a moorland villages with very narrow streets. He ended up completely stuck having tried to take a left hand turn round a corner in the centre of the village, where the streets did not meet at any kind of straight angle. His cab was tight against the buildings to the far side, and his trailer part was stuck
I never did hear how either of those situations was solved!
Yes, where he was wanting to go was in a straight line ahead, but he should have gone all the way round instead of up and over
Next issue, the same paper had a photo of an articulated truck, again from Europe, whose driver had used satnav to direct him through a moorland villages with very narrow streets. He ended up completely stuck having tried to take a left hand turn round a corner in the centre of the village, where the streets did not meet at any kind of straight angle. His cab was tight against the buildings to the far side, and his trailer part was stuck
I never did hear how either of those situations was solved!
Jun 14th 2015 | 1:45 am
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Re: Sat Nav Tales
I wonder if that's why trucks and RVs keep getting stuck under this bridge downtown.
Jun 14th 2015 | 8:07 am
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Re: Sat Nav Tales
probably!!
that, and inattention to signs leading up to the bridge giving the maximum height
that, and inattention to signs leading up to the bridge giving the maximum height
Jun 15th 2015 | 4:48 am
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Re: Sat Nav Tales
I noticed while trucking here a lot of Nth American drivers dont know how high they are lol
Couple that with a TomTom satnav meant only for cars and the eventual result can be seen above !
There is no excuse for blindly following a GPS system but so many do.
There are GPS systems for big trucks, you input the type of truck, axle configuration, height etc etc etc and it keeps you on truck routes and away from low bridges but it costs three or four time as much as a little TomTom lol
Wish i had pictures but i do remember a story online of a Tesco home delivery van driver blindly following his GPS, Down a woodland FOOTPATH and the picture showed him wedged between two trees ! Made me laugh so hard at the time !!!!
Couple that with a TomTom satnav meant only for cars and the eventual result can be seen above !
There is no excuse for blindly following a GPS system but so many do.
There are GPS systems for big trucks, you input the type of truck, axle configuration, height etc etc etc and it keeps you on truck routes and away from low bridges but it costs three or four time as much as a little TomTom lol
Wish i had pictures but i do remember a story online of a Tesco home delivery van driver blindly following his GPS, Down a woodland FOOTPATH and the picture showed him wedged between two trees ! Made me laugh so hard at the time !!!!
