I was going to say at least it wasn't a pond or lake but then I realized this is much worse. Will listening to GPS driving instructions and causing a hazard ever be a traffic violation?
You are still responsible for operating your motor vehicle safely. Turning onto train tracks is not safely operating whether your GPS or your mother-in-law told you to do it.
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Totally believable.
Not.
At least it wasn't a semi
Like the jackass who got stuck on a rail trail in Northampton last week after mowing down some bollards.
When your GPS says "turn right" it usually means "look for a goddamn roadway on your right".
Michael Scott would like a word
When the GPS says turn right, you turn right….into a pond.
Mayhem, too
I know these are corporate advertisements but they really capture the crazy:
I was going to say at least
I was going to say at least it wasn't a pond or lake but then I realized this is much worse. Will listening to GPS driving instructions and causing a hazard ever be a traffic violation?
Even if you're following the instructions of a GPS
You are still responsible for operating your motor vehicle safely. Turning onto train tracks is not safely operating whether your GPS or your mother-in-law told you to do it.
The machine knows!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOW_kPzY_JY
Yes!
And does everyone remember this gem?
https://www.universalhub.com/2014/no-joy-beacon-street-truck-loses-brake...
There's also the woman who wound up on the Green Line
And then listened to a bystander and kept going.
"GPS made him"
No, seriously, the lack of accountability and personal responsibility among Massachusetts residents has reached satire levels.
It's almost like...
relying on personal responsibility is a bad idea and we should instead be doing more with our infrastructure, regulations, and enforcement...