Steered Wrong: Drivers Trust GPS Even to a Fault

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Nomen Nescio - 19 Mar 2008 19:00 GMT

"If your GPS device told you to drive off a cliff would you do
it?"

Wall Street Journal article: http://easyurl.net/AutoGPS

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ronbon - 19 Mar 2008 19:19 GMT

> "If your GPS device told you to drive off a cliff would you do
> it?"
>
> Wall Street Journal article:http://easyurl.net/AutoGPS

Down the Cape a 40 footer GPSed a buoy and went to sleep. He found it.
Woke him up in a hurry. I saw the results.

Ron

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Wickeddoll® - 19 Mar 2008 19:30 GMT

"Nomen Nescio" ...

> "If your GPS device told you to drive off a cliff would you do
> it?"
>
> Wall Street Journal article: http://easyurl.net/AutoGPS

"Open the pod bay doors, Hal."

What a yutz.

Natalie

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Klark Kent - 19 Mar 2008 20:03 GMT

> What a yutz.

The guy wearing the wings of his shirt collar outside his bowtie? I agree.
The wings go behind the tie to hold the tie in place and make it more
visible.

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Wickeddoll® - 19 Mar 2008 20:42 GMT

"Klark Kent" ...
"Wickeddoll®"

> burned some brain cells writing:
>
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> The wings go behind the tie to hold the tie in place and make it more
> visible.

LOL

Love the nick, by the way.

Natalie, Superman fan

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Verostef - 22 Mar 2008 01:36 GMT

> "If your GPS device told you to drive off a cliff would you do
> it?"
>
> Wall Street Journal article: http://easyurl.net/AutoGPS

belachelijk manneke

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