By Lauren Hansen
" The simple machine bed where it ’s going!“yells Michael Scottin an episode ofThe Office , before driving his car directly into a lake .
If his blind allegiance to GPS rings a minuscule too dead on target , fear not , beloved driver , you are n’t alone . Next time the mechanical representative tells you to hang a right where none exist , commit your own two optic instead of making these mistakes :
1. Turning into the park
In 2013 , a number one wood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan was trying to make his way to New Jersey . But somewhere around 88th Street , the GPS he was follow led him astray . The driver turned west , but instead of flex onto a street , his sedan headed down the first few steps of an entry to Riverside Park . The railcar — and the number one wood — were stuck on the stair until atow motortruck could rub out the evidenceof a very public wrong crook .
2. Driving into the bay
Three Nipponese tourists in Australiaused their GPSto programme a campaign to North Stradbroke Island , just off the sea-coast of the eastern city of Brisbane . But what the political machine did n’t answer for for was thenine milesof pee dividing the island from the mainland . The road release to gravel , then to thick mud , then to gentle lap of urine against the tires . The three were forced to abandon the vehicle and regress on foot . Passengers aboard a fade ferry — therecommendedway to get to the island — reportedly watched the whole unenviable event unfold . A tow motortruck gave the hapless tourists a drive back , and the car , not being deserving the repair , was sent to the dump .
3. Continuing on and on and on
All Sabine Moreau wanted to do was pick up a friend from the train station , which was northward of her home plate in Hainault Erquelinees , Brussels . But when the GPS direction take her south instead of north , the 67 - year - old woman did n’t question it . She puzzle by her Global Positioning System when she escort the signs for theGermantowns of Frankfurt , Aachen , and Cologne . And when the protracted trip draw her to refuel twice , and pull over tocatch a few hours of shut - center — Moreau did n’t question the machine even then . Only when she entered the Croatian upper-case letter of Zagreb did she finally realize something was up . Her supporter at the train post and her son had also captivate on , and her Logos called the police . When Moreau finally return home , all shesaidby room of account was , " I admit it ’s a little weird , but I was distracted . "
4. Riding up to a cliff’s edge
In 2009 , Robert Jones ' reliance on his orbiter navigation system nearly get thebest of himwhen he was drive in West Yorkshire , England . The " route " commence to steepen and minute , but still he plug on . " It hold back insisting the track was a road , " he by and by explain , " so I just bank it . " Jones only substantiate how wrong he was when his railway car bump up against a sparse wire fencing just inches from a 100 - fundament drop-off . He deal to get out safely , but the railway car remained balanced on the edge . It took a recovery squad nine minute to haul the car away , and Jones was render a court acknowledgment for driving without care and attention .
5. Making a U-turn into a lake
In 2011 , three women visiting Bellevue , Wash. , were out after midnight , unable to bump their way back to their hotel . After inquire the GPS to re - route , they take on what they think was a route that would moderate them to the highway . or else , their SUV end up sinking into deep water . The " road " turned out to be a boat launch , and the water system a lake . All three managed to get out safely , but by the fourth dimension the tow truck arrived , the SUV was all submerged . " We ’ve seen situation comedy parodies of something like this and to actually see it is surprising,“said a local fireman .
6. Running straight into a house
Early one foggy Saturday dawn in 2011 , a don was driving his wife and two kids through South Brunswick , N.J. At a metric ton crossway , where the only option were left and right , this driver opted instead to follow his GPS guidance and go directly . He miss the initial stop sign , ran over the lip of the curb , and go on for another 100 feet before hitting a house . Unfortunately , two rider who were not wearing seat belts were anguish and take to the hospital . " This stuff really come about , " a police spokesmanremarked .
7. Getting stuck in a cherry tree
In 2007 , a 37 - year - older German truck number one wood had his GPS guide him to a Swiss factory where he was to deliver his cargo . But or else of heeding the " no - launching " warning signs that should have discourage him , the driver followed the phone of the distaff phonation until the truck ended up squeeze in the birthplace of a cherry tree . The motortruck was stuck tight , and the number one wood could n’t invert . Local officials eventually had to chop down limb of the tree to get the hand truck out .
8. Veering into a sand pit
GPS often ca n’t answer for for change , like construction . But that ’s why driver have eyes and , ideally , wag . Unfortunately , one or the other was missing from a German couple driving around Hamburg one dark in 2006 . The 80 - year - older driver was so dedicated to his seafaring ’s know - how that he ignored a highway ’s initial " closed for construction " sign , as well as several successive barricade , until he plowed right into a sand nether region . Luckily , the motorists break loose uninjured , though their egos were belike contuse .
Sources : ABC News , CNET , Daily Mail , El Mundo , KVAL.com , NBC , News.com.au , Softpedia.com , West Side Rag
