In one incident a Czech lorry driver became wedged between two hedgerows after he was directed down a narrow country lane in Langbrook, Devon, by his sat nav.

Yuri Odehnal was forced to sleep in the cab of his 50ft vehicle for three nights last October, until it was finally prized free.

Can't...breathe...laughing too hard...roflsnort

I think my Garmin does this to a point - can keep me away from unpaved roads etc., by setting it that way.

The interesting thing is that my street doesn't appear on the map so it gets all confused about a block away. Happily, I can remember my way home in the last few turns.

Seductive GPS voice: Please apply KY to the sides of your lorry and turn left at the next intersection (onto a somewhat quaint but very narrow lane).

It's sad to think how far the world has come when you need a sign that says "Hey dumbass, this is a corn field, not a road." Does this remind anyone else of Lemmings?

ultraholland: approves

I am so in love with SC.

/bunk, etc.

worlddan: I live in a rural area and love to go walking or running in the evenings. In the last three years the number of cars on my favorite rural roads, which dead end, has shot up. Now at least once or twice a month I get stopped and asked directions. I don't even ask anymore.

"Your Garmin is a POS. It's wrong. This road will not take you to I-25. You have to turn around and go five miles in the opposite direction."

They always look so hurt.

And Garmin still hasn't fixed the problem.

You should put that on a sign.

Down the garden path?

Here's a similar tale from the NPS Morning Report...

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (AZ,UT)
Couple Rescued After Four Days Stranded In Backcountry

Park dispatch received a call routed through 911 from Kane County dispatch on May 31st regarding people stranded in the backcountry and needing medical attention. A Pennsylvania couple in their 60s had rented a two-wheel drive sedan and were vacationing in the Glen Canyon area. They planned to drive from Big Water to Escalante, both small towns in southern Utah, via a rugged four-wheel drive road. They later reported that the GPS unit in their vehicle advised that they could travel this route. About 45 miles from Big Water, though, the vehicle broke down after the oil pan was ripped out and the engine seized. The couple had several bottles of water and soda with them, but no food nor other means of survival. After being stranded for four days with daytime temperatures in the high 80s, they were able to flag down a visitor on a dirt bike who called 911 on his cell phone. Classic Lifeguard launched two helicopters from Page to fly the couple out. They were extremely dehydrated and were kept at the hospital overnight for observation. The couple never stopped at any of the various visitor centers to ask for information, nor did they did turn back when they came upon signs on this backcountry road which said that the road was impassable. If they hadn't encountered the person on the dirt bike, it's likely that they would have perished. Rangers are increasingly dealing with visitors who rely on navigation systems which may provide misleading information, often with tragic results. While navigation systems such as GPS units can be fine tools, nothing can replace up-to-date information from informed personnel as well as using common sense when out in remote areas.

/probably the Smoky Mountain Road, since its the only road I know of that goes from Big Water to Escalante