Bus driver chooses GPS over gigantic warning sign, plows into overpass
By Darren Murph 
posted April 17th 2008 10:56PM
posted April 17th 2008 10:56PM
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[insert boom headshot comment here]
BOOM! HEADSHOT!
Do you see how you screwed up there Payne?
Well now no one can post a boom headshot comment 'their' since you fricking took the spot... Jerk.
I hope he got a ticket for being parked there too long.
You seriously need to get Rick Roll'd.
"Soothing turn-by-turn directions?" Are you kidding me? Whenever I have my GPS unit out, I eventually throw it in the back seat because I took a shortcut and it flips out telling me that if I don't get back on her route, she'll take a shotgun and shoot me.
It's a tough life, being a GPS person.
this whole top-posting by replying to the first post thing really should be curtailed, Seth
Highest ranked comments to the top, perhaps? ..or would that just cause temporal chaos?
Probably not a good idea "ethana2", I'd just get vertigo from being so high up the page all the time. ;)
... why don't we just smash into that bridge when we come to it.
@seth: I use the female British voice because it is much easier to listen to. That and it makes me feel like James Bond when I'm driving.
Ha, that just brightened up my day.
If he spent that much time glancing at the GPS for directions I'm surprised he made it anywhere at all... Still doesn't beat driving into a river though.
http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/27/faith-in-gps-sends-mercedes-downstream/
Do they need to outlaw GPS' in vehicles too?
How is this any worse or better than driving into a river? I'd say both incidents are equally stupid.
Either way, stupid behavior can't be excused.
Driving is NOT a mindless task; it takes active attention by the driver in order to be done safely, especially with a large vehicle such as a motorcoach.
Just goes to show that some people are brainless: there's scores of people out there that drive while talking on the phone, or doing other things they shouldn't.
Actually I think this is more stupid than the river. You can see the darn bridge looming ahead, whereas under certain circumstances you might not notice the river until it's too late.
'course, that's what the signs are for.
Not only did he not notice the signs ( there are several ) but also missed an audible alarm system to warn drivers of larger vehicles. This bridge is quite low and has been hit quite a few times before ....
I know it's a historic bridge, and they can't make it any taller.. but couldn't they dig to sink the road into the ground?
it's historic, you can't dig into the ground in case you disrupt it, and there's no reason to do extra work to deal with stupid muppets who can't follow their basic highway code, or indeed those who can't read.
What you need are auto-sensing guns that shoot out the tyres of approaching vehicles that fail to stop, the driver would bloody take notice then. ( I know it's not likely but you know it'd be cool)
Yeah, but this seems to happen on a regular basis. At 2 trucks a week hitting the bridge, there soon won't be much of a bridge left for historic purposes.
Lower the road, or move the road, or put up a stop sign and another next to it saying "you can't be more then this tall to ride under this bridge...
run flat tires?
Hehe... I saw this on the local news. Apparently, this softball team was on their way home from being beaten up 10 - 0 by some of my friends' school.
*GPS loving neighbours ?
that's exactly what i thought when i read that too lol.
Anyone happen to notice the bus company name? www.journeylinesinc.com -- Me thinks business is suddenly not going to do so well...and I hope I'm partially responsible. *evil grin*
from their website:
"Our drivers can safely wisk you away from the Seattle International Airport and take you to one of the local Seattle area restaurants or hotels"
hehe
that'll buff right out..
seriously though, how the hell did he get that much of the bus through before deciding to hit the brakes..
Once you're in a little ways I think the best you can hope for is to come out on the other side....
thats what she said!
I was wondering if people were decapitated until the article said that everyone escaped.
You can't put an 11'8" square [bus] into a 9' round hole.
That's what she told me, too. But I actually did manage it with a running start and pure brute force. Felt pretty good, if you ask me.
a five ounce bird cannot carry a one pound coconut!
It could be carried by an African swallow!
Fail, CraigJ. Fail. The correct reply was "He could grip it by the husk!"
Fail UKNigel. Fail. The correct reply was: Well, it doesn't matter. Will you go and tell your master that Arthur from the Court of Camelot is here.
gg
GPS: upping the number of Darwin Awards since...
Speed 3: Going Nowhere
lol
Good God, notice how low that thing hit, I'm glad the girls are Ok,
what if we start doing IQ tests before letting people use GPS..er 's?
Oh man, we need tests for alot more then just GPS usage... Just a few examples...
MORE STRICT DRIVING TESTS (srsly, nuf w/ the "you pass if you get 25 outta 50 things right" crap)
IQ tests before letting people on the internets
IQ tests before letting people out in to the world
etcetera...
IQ test before you are allowed to have kids.
You should need some sort of license to be allowed to have kids, which you get after a long string of tests involving aptitude regarding observation and child-rearing.
This happens all the time at a couple of railroad overpasses near my job: http://flickr.com/photos/ourjenna/541910326/
The driver apparently was a fan of Convertibles.
Typical. Many of you are going to become so addicted to GPS that you won't be paying attention to obvious road hazards.
Like when I check my computer for the weather, when I could just as easily step outside and see for myself.
damn weather widgets!
But it's right in the clock applet! A quick glance is a ton quicker than getting up, walking to the door, opening it...
Wait, what OS do you use? Windows is worthless, hey mac guys? Does OSX display the local weather by default in the top toolbar?
Oh, I'm sorry, I don't think any stable OS does that....
Well, this goes stable in a week, so whatever. Very convenient.