NETWORK RAIL has blamed drivers following satellite navigation (satnav) instructions down narrow roads for a surge in damage to bridges and crossings.
According to the company’s research, lorries have caused £15m-worth of damage in the past year by striking low or narrow bridges after being directed under them by their in-cab systems.
There have been several incidents, meanwhile, of cars turning down railway tracks on level crossings after mistaking them for the roads just past the crossing that their satnavs have told them to take. This has led to several near-misses.
The railway infrastructure company said the number of bridges hit by lorries travelling on inappropriate roads had doubled in the last decade to 2,000 a year.
Drivers muddled by satnav directions prove costly for Network Rail - Times Online
We had to find a shop in Norwich today. That was interesting via SatNav. There a dimension missing. High, whether it be you or it, is not recognised.