Google Maps leads three men to death as car plunges from incomplete bridge
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Google Maps leads three men to death as car plunges from incomplete bridge
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Re: Google Maps leads three men to death as car plunges from incomplete bridge
#2Remember: Eyes on the road.
Re: Google Maps leads three men to death as car plunges from incomplete bridge
#3Remember: Eyes on the road.
This happened at night, on an unlit road. You don’t have to blame google maps, but there is some responsibility on the transportation authority to mark a closed or dangerous road
Re: Google Maps leads three men to death as car plunges from incomplete bridge
#4Does India have less rigorous people in charge?
Re: Google Maps leads three men to death as car plunges from incomplete bridge
#5people rush through mountain roads as if the road continued after the curve. I drive through the mountains as if a goat was ambushing me at the turn of the curve.
Re: Google Maps leads three men to death as car plunges from incomplete bridge
#6I don't think Google is to blame here. The local authority is for not blocking that road.
Re: Google Maps leads three men to death as car plunges from incomplete bridge
#7Remember: Eyes on the road.
This happened at night, on an unlit road. You don’t have to blame google maps, but there is some responsibility on the transportation authority to mark a closed or dangerous road
Realistically most people don’t really do this but theoretically you should adjust your driving behavior to the environment. If you can’t see the road more than a few meters out, you can’t drive faster than the speed where you can break inside the visible area. If the road suddenly drops down vertically, you should still be able to stop. Theoretically.
Re: Google Maps leads three men to death as car plunges from incomplete bridge
#8Remember: Eyes on the road.
This happened at night, on an unlit road. You don’t have to blame google maps, but there is some responsibility on the transportation authority to mark a closed or dangerous road
The road was lit by the car’s headlights. If they were going too fast to stop when an obstacle becomes illuminated and visible they should slow down or use the high beams.
Re: Google Maps leads three men to death as car plunges from incomplete bridge
#9There's an Ars Technica article titled Death by GPS, from 2016: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/05/death-by-gps/
Fascinating, but quite sad.
Re: Google Maps leads three men to death as car plunges from incomplete bridge
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
This happened at night, on an unlit road. You don’t have to blame google maps, but there is some responsibility on the transportation authority to mark a closed or dangerous road
The road was lit by the car’s headlights. If they were going too fast to stop when an obstacle becomes illuminated and visible they should slow down or use the high beams.
I think it's a bit unrealistic to assume that people will correctly interpret "the road up ahead disappears" as an obstacle as quickly and at the same distance as they would see more common obstacles like something sitting in the road.