British Drivers hurting themselves with GPS driving.

[Reality]

Now here is a good one.

http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/20/u...heir-own-eyes/
We've heard reports before about the dangers of driving while under the influence of GPS, but it looks like drivers in the UK have taken trust of their navigation units to the extreme. Twice in the space of the last two weeks, we've seen reports of British drivers taking serious risks because they trust the info displayed on the small screen more than what they see through their windshield. In the most recent case, drivers passing through the village of Luckington have found themselves landing in the River Avon, by following a GPS-recommended route that pointed to a bridge that has been closed for a week. Despite warning signs on both sides of the road, and nothing but water straight ahead, local villagers have found themselves pulling an average of two cars a day out of the river for the past week. "When you ask what happened, they say, ?My sat-nav told me it was this way,'" one resident told The Times. Meanwhile, the village of Crackpot (yes, that's really its name) has had to deal with drivers whose navigation systems have directed them to the edge of a cliff with a hundred-foot drop. So far, there have been no serious injuries, but drivers have found themselves stranded on a rocky path. "It's only a matter of time before something happens," said one resident. Listen, we like GPS as much as the next sense-of-direction-impaired driver. But we also do our best to use our eyes, as well. And if you don't, well, there's a village in England named for you, and it ain't Luckington.

I got to ask ya, how can you drive passed all the "bridge is closed" signs, flashers and markes and STILL continue to go down the road till you land into the water? Even when its right ahead of you? Perhaps we could safely safe "Only in Europe!" but I wont dare. I know chances are one of our own will soon crash into something somewhere when following their own GPS. I'm looking your way Drunken S.