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.