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EYESORE 9001

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10. I followed GPS to a road that became little more than a goat path
Sun Oct 9, 2022, 09:12 PM
Oct 2022

I eventually came out to a real road. That’s the stuff of nightmares - a bridge out.

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Following GPS uncritically is not smart, but GPS isn't the real bad guy here. Girard442 Oct 2022 #1
Bridge been down for ten years...dept of public safety should have put permanent barriers Demovictory9 Oct 2022 #3
Yes, this should have had barriers. It could have happened to anyone at night. LeftInTX Oct 2022 #5
I'd be curious to see how a full self-driving vehicle would handle this hazard nt Shermann Oct 2022 #2
They would know to stop at least 20-50 feet before the hazard Polybius Oct 2022 #7
My GPS lead me to a Social Security office when I was trying to find a residence LeftInTX Oct 2022 #4
Maybe it thought you should sign up for SS doc03 Oct 2022 #8
My GPS was showing me a route that visibly looked like a cliff. There was another car starting up ColinC Oct 2022 #6
Wow 48656c6c6f20 Oct 2022 #9
So the property owners will be responsible. Hassin Bin Sober Oct 2022 #16
I followed GPS to a road that became little more than a goat path EYESORE 9001 Oct 2022 #10
My GPS told me to turn right onto a road that ran into a canal in Florida. There was a steel doc03 Oct 2022 #11
All these GPS stories just reminded me of a incident on a stormy road in Utah years ago mitch96 Oct 2022 #13
Why The Fuck Weren't There Barriers Still In Place? nt SoCalDavidS Oct 2022 #12
I was in Hiclory today for a haircut. ms liberty Oct 2022 #14
I live in downtown Hickory... aquaman Oct 2022 #17
Small world!!! Watch out for this bridge! Demovictory9 Oct 2022 #18
If it was destroyed a decade ago, there should have been a more permant blockage. TheBlackAdder Oct 2022 #15
..or repair the damn bridge. Demovictory9 Oct 2022 #19
Most normal states, with a proper tax structure do this. It seems to be a county failure. TheBlackAdder Oct 2022 #21
There was an episode of the Office Johnny2X2X Oct 2022 #20
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