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5. A sad story to caution drivers - GPS tools should be only one

Tue Mar 31, 2015, 08:18 PM

Mar 2015

of several tools one should use to drive in unfamiliar areas, and perhaps not the most important one...?

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Outdated GPS directed driver off abandoned Indiana bridge, killing wife in 37-foot plunge [View all] Liberal_in_LA Mar 2015 OP

how horrible. yet.... riversedge Mar 2015 #2

Indiana doesn't have the $$$ for these kinds of things... Contrary1 Mar 2015 #4

Not just a deadly cliff - a manmade one. closeupready Mar 2015 #6

the bridge was marked and blocked everywhich way possible. video Liberal_in_LA Mar 2015 #7

A drop like that needs concrete barriers jberryhill Mar 2015 #9

Absolutely jberryhill Mar 2015 #11

There was a similar situation in Baltimore years ago jberryhill Mar 2015 #14

No lawsuit. He was negligent with not paying attention yeoman6987 Mar 2015 #18

A sad story to caution drivers - GPS tools should be only one closeupready Mar 2015 #5

People make mistakes jberryhill Mar 2015 #12

Of course, there should have been barriers.... Adrahil Mar 2015 #15

being the only one on a highway would set off alarms for me Romeo.lima333 Mar 2015 #16