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  • An American tour bus carrying a high school softball team plowed into a nationally registered historic bridge in Washington, because the driver was following directions from a GPS device and failed to notice the bridge's enormous 2023358
  • In March of 2009, a determined driver in West Yorkshire, England followed his BMW's GPS down a footpath to the edge of a cliff -- only stopping when he hit the fence guarding the edge. Not surprising, he was charged with 2023366
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  • Ambulance drivers of England's North East Ambulance Service are no longer allowed to rely solely on their GPS systems anymore, after a number of GPS errors led to frequent delays getting to patients. 2023355
  • Back in January 2008, a Bedford Hills, NY man followed his GPS system's directions directly onto a train track... while a train was approaching. Incredibly, nine months later, another man followed his GPS onto the exact same tracks. Both men escaped from each incident, but their cars weren't so lucky. Begs the question, where in hell were they going?2023356
  • An unfortunate truck driver in Cotswold, England faithfully followed his GPS down a tiny road that was too small for his big rig. When he tried to back out, he got stuck and blocked the road for five days until construction crews could dig it out. 2023357
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