Driver Follows Outdated GPS Off Bridge, Wife Dies in 37-Foot Fall

[jberryhill]

15. Hmmm...

I can imagine that there are probably a lot of people who don't understand that the map data is static.

It's not hard to picture someone who might believe the map data is somehow beamed into the device in real time.

People don't necessarily understand how these things work.

Even then, there are surprises sometimes. I have several degrees in electrical engineering and was driving in Puerto Rico toward the Arecibo antenna once. Damn thing decided to take me up some back road that turned into an unpaved road that turned into a cow path on the side of a mountain before I finally gave up and thought "This can't be right." Not much further, and it could have turned into an unexpectedly dangerous condition.

I'm curious about the cones and barricades in place here. Given the size of the ramp and the height of the drop, what did he have to do to get through? How hard is it to put a few concrete jersey barriers across a roadway that leads to a fatal end?

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I made it, but it failed to detect intelligent life.