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Tourists Blindly Follow GPS through Boulders and Fences in Australia

by Terrence O'Brien on May 10, 2010 at 08:30 AM

Tourists Blindly Follow GPS
We know what you're thinking: "It's been way too long since I've heard a good GPS fail story." This latest tale is actually an incredible double fail where poor judgment only served to make the failure of the GPS system even worse.

A group of South Korean tourists found themselves stuck in a gully in the Australian wilderness after following their GPS's direction off-road. The group can be forgiven for driving their Ford Falcon (a small sport sedan) over dirt and gravel paths, though this should have set off alarms. What is unbelievable is that the group of men hit several roadblocks along their journey, including closed gates and a pile of boulders that should've suggested turning around. Instead, the men cleared rocks and opened fences and followed the GPS until their trusty Ford decided it could go no more. Then, as if they had something to prove (their complete lack of common sense?), the group of men tried to hoof it out of Cordalba State Forest. The group was eventually found and rescued, and now serve as a reminder that, for all their power and convenience, a gadget is only as smart as the person using it. [From: News.com.au, via: Geekosystem]

Tags: australia, cartech, common sense, CommonSense, fail, funny, gps, lost, top, tourists

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