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Crackpot Directions Send Drivers Along a Cliff

BBC News: “Drivers following satellite navigation systems through a village called Crackpot have been directed along a track at the edge of a 100-ft cliff.” Another entry in the annals of errors made by in-car navigation systems. Via Slashgeo.

See previous entries: Getting Lost with Mapping Sites; Good Maps, Bad Maps.

Posted on Sunday, April 9, 2006 at 4:06 PM
Categories: Driving Directions, GPS, Mapping Errors

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Only a crackpot would drive over a 100’ cliff.

jim linnane | 04/09/2006 at 6:43 PM | #

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