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Couple goes woefully astray following GPS directions
At some point, you have to wonder when common sense was replaced with sheer stupidity naivety. A couple of Swedish tourists visiting Italy took a 400-mile detour on their way to the isle of Capri. Instead of entering the name of that lovely island into their GPS, they accidentally typed "Carpi," a not-so-lovely city 400 miles away from Capri. Instead of questioning the detour, they drove all the way to the industrial town in northern Italy, without even questioning the fact that they never took a ferry ride or crossed a large body of water.
We've all been in a situation where we question the accuracy our GPS devices. But, how far do you go before you double-check it, or just shut the damn thing off?
Via Techdirt
By Bodak at 8:19 AM ON 07/30/09
I once input "Hawaii" in my GPS, but it wouldn't tell me how to get there...
By smurf at 9:24 AM ON 07/30/09
try getting in a car in hawaii to find a gps how lost can you get on an island
By jproff at 11:26 AM ON 07/30/09
"try getting in a car in hawaii to find a gps how lost can you get on an island"
smurf--your complete lack of punctuation and grammar skills has rendered your previous comment completely incomprehensible.
By Giggity at 11:28 AM ON 07/30/09
I know that you are trying to be P.C. in your article, but it WAS sheer stupidity..not naivety.
Making a typo is no biggie...but not checking it?
Dunno...maybe they were driving at night.
That would remove tell-tale signs like position of the sun or seeing water.
GPS can be useful, but I know far too many people that rely on it exclusively now.
Even to get to places they already knew the way to. This is why we have people driving into ditches.
GPS is a guide...not a crutch.
By jproff at 11:28 AM ON 07/30/09
"try getting in a car in hawaii to find a gps how lost can you get on an island"
smurf--your complete lack of punctuation and grammar skills has rendered your previous comment completely incomprehensible.
By Strunk at 12:09 PM ON 07/30/09
I think you meant "grammar skill" or "gramatical skills"
Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
By kmiahali at 12:14 PM ON 07/30/09
I probably would have been laughing after finding out that I didn't head to the right place.
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