Satnav does it again.

[Flyingmac]

White van man airlifted to safety after satnav sends him to top of mountain | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1315762/White-van-man-airlifted-safety-satnav-sends-mountain.html)

This white van man had a lucky escape after his satnav sent him to the top of a mountain by mistake.

Driver Robert Ziegler, 37, found himself stranded near the peak at Bergun, Switzerland, after he was directed up a 'glorified goat track'.

Unable to go forward or turn around to go back the way he came, he was forced to call the emergency services.
Rescue workers scrambled a heavy lifting helicopter to carry the van and its driver to safety after he dialed for help on his mobile phone.


'I was lost and I kept hoping that each little turn would get me back to the main road. In the end it told me to turn around but of course I couldn't by then,' Mr Ziegler told police.
A fire brigade spokesman said: 'He claims he didn't see any footpath signs but he must have been a pretty fair driver to get that far up a glorified goat track.'
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[Gomer Pylot]

Don't blame the GPS. Poor maps lead to poor directions, and common sense is always required by those receiving directions. If you ignore signs, you may well end up in an untenable situation.

[What the Fug]

Brings to mind the old adage

Would you jump off a cliff he told you to

[krypton_john]

Not necessarily poor maps, Gomer. It could be his GPS was set to 'walk/cycle' mode.

[Fly_For_Fun]

This just reinforces my opinions of white van man. Good job by the long line guy.:ok:

[Coconutty]

WHAT :eek: - I wonder who gets to pay the bill ?

Why on Earth couldn't the van have been reversed out :confused:

Even without someone acting as a Banksman ( or Goat Track Man ).....

I hear these come in quite useful :

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But you do have to train the driver how to use them ;)

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[PlasticCabDriver]

Perhaps a winner for the longest satnav "detour":

Syrian lorry driver takes a 1,600 mile detour to Gibraltar via Skegness thanks to sat nav - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/2440539/Syrian-lorry-driver-takes-a-1600-mile-detour-to-Gibraltar-via-Skegness-thanks-to-sat-nav.html)

You would have thought the ferry or the Channel Tunnel would have been a clue?

[newfieboy]

Quote; Rescue workers scrambled a heavy lifting helicopter to carry the van and its driver .:eek:

Can;t qiute see, unless they fixed the little engineer jump seat on the side, how a Kmax rescued the driver. Unless...... :eek: no I;m not even going to think they lifted van with driver inside. :=