In its early days Google maps would route you across the Pacific from the west coast to get to Hawaii. Then it got a little better and told you to take a boat. Now it just says “Can’t find a way there”.
Back in the early days of personal GPS navigation systems (specifically the TomTom), this exact thing (well, the driving directions, not the actual driving off the cliff) happened in England. From a satellite view, the road that ended at the edge of a cliff intersected perfectly with the road 200 feet below.
However, there have been more recent instances of drivers “blindly” following their GPS, and ending up dead or close to it.
Templo S.U.D. over 5 years ago
better have the receipt for that GPS gizmo, Ziggy, as well as good automobile insurance
wjones over 5 years ago
Pray that you are only dreaming.
Baarorso over 5 years ago
I’ve heard something going “off the rails” but “over the cliff”?;-D
enigmamz over 5 years ago
A GPS doesn’t work in 3 dimensions?
So much for my idea to restart The Cannonball Run and use them to make sure no one takes a plane!! Bah!!!
pschearer Premium Member over 5 years ago
After some update, my GPS stopped announcing “Recalculating”. But how am I supposed to learn?!
Yakety Sax over 5 years ago
What color is your parachute, Ziggy?
Nachikethass over 5 years ago
The shortest route to the destination.
jpayne4040 over 5 years ago
Well, it did get you there!
russef over 5 years ago
Do you have clean under—-Oh. Never mind.
VTX1800F over 5 years ago
never select shortest distance… you wont like the travel.. river without a bridge,, railroad tracks with no crossing….etc.
JudyHendrickson over 5 years ago
reminds me of the movie Thelma and louise!!THE last scene!!!
flemmingo over 5 years ago
What’s Ziggy doing with my GPS?
blakerl over 5 years ago
This is what you get when you use an Aviation GPS in you car.
Alberta Oil Premium Member over 5 years ago
A victem of the Apr 6 2019 GPS bug.
tstuarta1 over 5 years ago
I hate it that GPS units measure in feet and fractions of miles, when the odometer measures in miles and tenth’s of miles.
Flatlander, purveyor of fine covfefe over 5 years ago
don’t buy your GPS from the cruise missile surplus store
MrFixit over 5 years ago
In its early days Google maps would route you across the Pacific from the west coast to get to Hawaii. Then it got a little better and told you to take a boat. Now it just says “Can’t find a way there”.
cuzinron47 over 5 years ago
We’ll see how well those air bags work.
ElGato over 5 years ago
Poor Ziggy, Everybody is always picking on Him.
wardberger over 5 years ago
200 feet as the crow flays
awgiedawgie Premium Member over 5 years ago
Back in the early days of personal GPS navigation systems (specifically the TomTom), this exact thing (well, the driving directions, not the actual driving off the cliff) happened in England. From a satellite view, the road that ended at the edge of a cliff intersected perfectly with the road 200 feet below.
However, there have been more recent instances of drivers “blindly” following their GPS, and ending up dead or close to it.