Man Drowns Following GPS Instructions Into Lake

[alyoshka]

Another classic example of the hi-tech human brain breaking down....

 

[cp8427]

Driving is a privilege, not a right. People shouldn't be able to sue over matters of personal ignorance.

 

[Mousemonkey]

"You have reached your destination". [:mousemonkey]

 

[bv90andy]

BLub YOu have blub blub reached blub your destination bulb.

 

[zak_mckraken]

Order of people to blame :

#75. The GPS maker.
...
#2. The city, for not blocking a road that ends in a lake or at least put clearly visible warning signs.

And, finally :

#1. The driver. Come on... At what speed was he driving not to see a lake in front of him, even if it's pitch dark!? He must have had his headlights on?

 

[Camikazi]

[citation][nom]ronch79[/nom]The woman hit by a car is Stupid.The man who drove down the lake is Careless.[/citation]
Being careless in a car, in low visibility is STUPID no matter how you try to justify it.

 

[COLGeek]

I am pretty sure that the victim's problem wasn't the GPS device, rather he was the problem. If he poked himself in the eye with an ice pick, using this logic, the ice pick would be at fault. Knowing how to use a tool properly is as important as the tool itself. 'Nuf said.

 

[bildo123]

Stupid Hurts! (c)Honda
Also, Darwinism at its finest....thank you.

 

[theshonen8899]

You have reached your destination. Are you ready to show your courage in order to save your son. Listen carefully. Take this road and drive straight into the lake. If you haven't reached the destination in five minutes, you will have failed.

 

[michaelahess]

Visibility was bad, you drive slower, not exactly rocket science. Always get a feel for your brakes, never go faster than you can stop in the distance you can see. Mark it out on a side road and test your depth perception and braking performance if you can't "feel" it.

 

[Guest]

If visibility is bad, drive slower. Must have been driving fast if you drive into the lake and can't make it back to shore!

 

[masterasia]

It happens to the best of us. Michael Scott did it.

 

[10tacle]

[citation][nom]jossrik[/nom]I can see people drowning in the lake, but driving into the lake and drowning, that's a different kinda silly.[/citation]

1) Try opening a door when the car is filling up with water from the inside. You can't do it due to water pressure on the outside wanting to come in the car (pushing against the door).

2) If the windows are electric, more than likely they will not work.

3) What you have to do is wait for the car to completely be filled with water where the inside and outside pressure is equal. Then you open the door and swim out. Most people panic and drown before this can happen.

Silly, huh?

 

[HavoCnMe]

First off, you need a drivers license. Second you need common sense. Third if you have the money to buy a vehicle w/GPS or a standalone GPS you have a little money to burn and have to have a job that requires some human intervention. To drive into water without trying to stop yourself, is kind of your own fault. You may as well sled down the side of the grand canyon in your underwear. JMO

 

[wernstar]

If you cant drive without ending up in a lake, the other drivers on the road are better of with you not being around...

 

[Xaios]

In Soviet Russia, lake kills you!

 

[rbarone69]

Natural selection...

 

[mikem_90]

Google is not responsible in any way. Its not "not as clear cut." The only unsure thing is easilly remedied if they examine the facts of the incident.

If anything the City/state/province is at fault for:

1. Not putting up Night reflective signs AND barriers if a road goes from pavement/gravel to OFF A CLIFF.
2. Not giving good data to Google of which Google would have to later fix by hand. Considering the sheer amount of data they get in, this is not an easy or immediate task. Some areas might not have good info to give to Google, which is why this can sometimes happen.

The driver is mostly at fault if:

1. He ignored any road signs, went around barriers, or went off road.
2. When visibility went to near zero, not having the passenger walk ahead and sight for him (Night vision can be better outside of a car especially if you can see from a higher angle than sitting down in a car).
3. Not use high visibility features of the car: Foglamps, or Highbeams. Foglamps are not common in the US, but I am not sure about Spain.

 

[supermarco]

If your GPS tells you to drive into a house will you do it? By law you are supposted to be in control of your vehicle, if visibility is bad slow down, could of been a kid on that street would the GPS be blamed for bad visibility? One could argue that the guy wasn't really smart

 

[drsanches]

More instructions like this, I think we need more ways to kill stupid people