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Sat Nav blamed for Darwin accident

by on26 March 2009

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If it told you to drive over a cliff would you do it?


A bloke wrecked his expensive BMW and now faces careless driving charges after he followed his Sat Nav's instructions to drive off a cliff.

According to the Halifax Evening Courier, Robert Jones was on his way to visit friends in Yorkshire when his satnav directed him up a "steep, narrow footpath" which led to a fence, beyond which lay a cliff and a 100ft drop.

His motor got stuck and started slipping towards the edge. He called the AA which said it was not going to pull him off the edge of any abyss and instead suggested he call the cops.

It took rescue crews nine hours to maneuver Jones away from the brink and back on to the main road, after which he was charged with driving without due care and attention. Jones said that his Sat Nav insisted the path was a road even as it was getting narrower and steeper, so he trusted it.

A bemused copper told the press that when someone nearly drives off a cliff that shows a lack of care which needs to be investigated.
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