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Darren Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:26 pm Post subject: SatNav blamed but alcohol the real cause in car on tracks |
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Must be a slow news day as the papers report another 'SatNav to blame for idiot driver' news item.
This one comes courtesy of The Telegraph who report the case of Satlegh Mohammadi who drove his Fiesta onto the main Doncaster to Hull line.
Mohammadi claimed his SatNav was to blame for instructing him to turn onto the tracks but a court was told that he had been drinking at the time of the incident and had been arrested at the scene by Police Officers although the subsequent test measured him as just below the drink-drive limit.
Mohammadi was banned for 20 months and given a 12 month community order plus £60 costs.
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NickG Frequent Visitor
Joined: Nov 09, 2003 Posts: 357 Location: UK
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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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> measured him as just below the drink-drive limit.
So alcohol almost definitely NOT the cause then despite the article title?! You'd have to be several times over the limit to be so confused that you turn onto a railway without any other prompting. Some tests have shown that proven that some people react to satnav instructions almost in the same way they react to instructions under hypnosis. That's far more likely to be the cause than a glass of wine.
There have been cases where people have followed completely stupid instructions while totally sober, such as driving a HGV down a narrow cliff-edge path designed only for pedestrian access (an Argos van if I recall correctly). I don't think you need alcohol for people to make stupid mistakes when following sat-nav |
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M8TJT The Other Tired Old Man
Joined: Apr 04, 2006 Posts: 10118 Location: Bexhill, South Sussex, UK
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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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NickG wrote: | I don't think you need alcohol for people to make stupid mistakes when following sat-nav |
But surely it must help |
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NickG Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:54 pm Post subject: |
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M8TJT wrote: | But surely it must help |
I seem to make enough mistakes without |
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Steveee Lifetime Member
Joined: Dec 16, 2003 Posts: 203 Location: Colchester, Essex
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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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Did anyone ask if he was using a TomTom suffering from stuttering and GPS lag.
That would be a reason for turning too late or misunderstanding the instructions. _________________ Steveee
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DennisN Tired Old Man
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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:17 pm Post subject: |
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Blimey Darren! Are you seriously presenting that as a genuine photo of the incident?
I wish I could create stuff like that, (although I'd have made it a car with a can of lager displayed as a roof decoration, bit like those Red Bull cars). _________________ Dennis
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Darren Frequent Visitor
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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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DennisN wrote: | Blimey Darren! Are you seriously presenting that as a genuine photo of the incident?
I wish I could create stuff like that, (although I'd have made it a car with a can of lager displayed as a roof decoration, bit like those Red Bull cars). |
No, it's a quick photoshop jobbie But I like your idea better Next time I'll be asking you for an theme! _________________ Darren Griffin |
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DennisN Tired Old Man
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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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Next time I shall have reverted to brainless old git! _________________ Dennis
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mike170469 Occasional Visitor
Joined: Mar 02, 2006 Posts: 32 Location: Liverpool, UK
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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 12:25 pm Post subject: Re: SatNav blamed but alcohol the real cause in car on track |
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News Team wrote: | 'SatNav to blame for idiot driver' |
PUT YOUR HAND IN THE FIRE
That what my Mum use to say if I said "But Mum Bobby said..."
Mum would Say " If Bobby told you to put your hand in the fire would you?"
we all know if the Sat Nav tell's us to do something we don't have to.
I would have to be blindfolded to do something like drive on the railway
and why do HGV drivers alway get brought into the Sat Nav told me to do it arguement
YES I do make mastskes Lots off them
Driving for Somerfield some off the shops are in houseing estates or down a road that has a 7.5 tons limint
where you would not take a artic even if your sat nav tell you to
Are we all in agreement that Sat Nav and BAD driving are not the same thing as most people seem to think _________________ WAZE app
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