http://www.switched.com/2008/09/30/gps-sends-another-driver-onto-train-tracks-of-doom/ Switched Comments for http://www.switched.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.switched.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.switched.com/2008/09/30/gps-sends-another-driver-onto-train-tracks-of-doom/http://www.switched.com/2008/09/30/gps-sends-another-driver-onto-train-tracks-of-doom/There could be a psycho carjacker with a gun to my head and I would still never drive down a set of RR tracks.]]>Oct 1st 2008 6:24AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/09/30/gps-sends-another-driver-onto-train-tracks-of-doom/http://www.switched.com/2008/09/30/gps-sends-another-driver-onto-train-tracks-of-doom/
When you get off the exit, it tells you, "turn right in 1/2 mile" (onto Rt 117).

I'd like to see this gentleman's GPS.

He's full of it.]]>Oct 1st 2008 6:28AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/09/30/gps-sends-another-driver-onto-train-tracks-of-doom/http://www.switched.com/2008/09/30/gps-sends-another-driver-onto-train-tracks-of-doom/Oct 1st 2008 12:54PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/09/30/gps-sends-another-driver-onto-train-tracks-of-doom/http://www.switched.com/2008/09/30/gps-sends-another-driver-onto-train-tracks-of-doom/
My house isn't even on some GPS - why? Because they have old maps - you kinda have to update them in order to get them to work right, and most probably don't even do that. Mapquest didn't add my house until about 3 years ago, so that tells me where they were getting the maps (the house has been here for 7 years).

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It is called the Darwin Therory.

If you are that stupid, then go and kill yourself. Just don't put others in danger by driving onto a railroad track.]]>Feb 28th 2009 3:56AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/09/30/gps-sends-another-driver-onto-train-tracks-of-doom/http://www.switched.com/2008/09/30/gps-sends-another-driver-onto-train-tracks-of-doom/Oct 1st 2008 8:38AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/09/30/gps-sends-another-driver-onto-train-tracks-of-doom/http://www.switched.com/2008/09/30/gps-sends-another-driver-onto-train-tracks-of-doom/Oct 1st 2008 8:41AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/09/30/gps-sends-another-driver-onto-train-tracks-of-doom/http://www.switched.com/2008/09/30/gps-sends-another-driver-onto-train-tracks-of-doom/Oct 1st 2008 8:45AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/09/30/gps-sends-another-driver-onto-train-tracks-of-doom/http://www.switched.com/2008/09/30/gps-sends-another-driver-onto-train-tracks-of-doom/Oct 1st 2008 8:47AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/09/30/gps-sends-another-driver-onto-train-tracks-of-doom/http://www.switched.com/2008/09/30/gps-sends-another-driver-onto-train-tracks-of-doom/
In my experience, some of the map database files are two or more years out of date at the time the pricey 'update' download is available to customers. There doesn't seem to be any accountability.]]>Oct 1st 2008 9:22AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/09/30/gps-sends-another-driver-onto-train-tracks-of-doom/http://www.switched.com/2008/09/30/gps-sends-another-driver-onto-train-tracks-of-doom/
And I'm from the area and I can say that these train tracks have been there way before GPS technology was invented. The GPS map shouldn't be out of date.

Although, I guess, I have seen what you're saying. Mapquest always gives me directions from my development to the main road that don't even exist anymore, and haven't existed for many years.

If they just plain get it wrong from the start, we're all screwed..]]>Oct 1st 2008 10:14PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/09/30/gps-sends-another-driver-onto-train-tracks-of-doom/http://www.switched.com/2008/09/30/gps-sends-another-driver-onto-train-tracks-of-doom/Oct 1st 2008 8:51PM