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Re: Another GPS-aided accident
From: J S Young
Date: 2008 Nov 11, 11:58 -0500
GPS was just the excuse used by a careless driver.
When my son was born more than 25 years ago, I was going home around midnight after being at the hospital with my wife during labor/delivery since early that morning. I encountered a car stuck on the tracks because the driver had turned onto them thinking in the dark that it was a road. Since there was someone there already helping her, I just drove on. Then I realized that since her helper was not having much success that the car might still be there when a train came by and the noise of the crash might disturb my sleep.
I checked to make sure that I had my chain in my International Travelall and went back, gave one end of the chain to the helper to attach to the stuck car and then I hooked the chain to my trailer hitch. I pulled the car sideways off the tracks. She drove on her way and I went home to sleep.
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From: Lu Abel <lunav@abelhome.net>
To: Navigation <NavList@fer3.com>
Sent: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:51 pm
Subject: [NavList 6492] Another GPS-aided accident
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From: J S Young
Date: 2008 Nov 11, 11:58 -0500
GPS was just the excuse used by a careless driver.
When my son was born more than 25 years ago, I was going home around midnight after being at the hospital with my wife during labor/delivery since early that morning. I encountered a car stuck on the tracks because the driver had turned onto them thinking in the dark that it was a road. Since there was someone there already helping her, I just drove on. Then I realized that since her helper was not having much success that the car might still be there when a train came by and the noise of the crash might disturb my sleep.
I checked to make sure that I had my chain in my International Travelall and went back, gave one end of the chain to the helper to attach to the stuck car and then I hooked the chain to my trailer hitch. I pulled the car sideways off the tracks. She drove on her way and I went home to sleep.
-----Original Message-----
From: Lu Abel <lunav@abelhome.net>
To: Navigation <NavList@fer3.com>
Sent: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:51 pm
Subject: [NavList 6492] Another GPS-aided accident
In-car GPS unit tells man to turn onto tracks in front of oncoming train... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/27643828#26974830
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