Drivers muddled by satnav directions prove costly for Network Rail

[Sweetpea]

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.

We've had some fun with the SatNav. On our way back home from Church my husband decided to go the SatNav way last week and instead of telling us to turn right onto the main road it had us turn left, then next right, right, and right and then left! Just basically taking us round a block across the other side of the road and bringing us to the exact same crossroads from the opposite direction! Totally mad.

[terrywit]

use co-pilot live on o2 xda orbit, satnav is great if you don't know where a street is however the grey matter does better with road no's & junction no's

[easyg]

I find sat nav invaluable. Being a JCB driver with jobs that are on a day to day basis, without it, trying to navigate round north, north west and west London can be a nightmarebootshak
Love the new emicons sweets.
This forum is going to be an unqualified success, and I am glad to be here at the beginning.

[shillelagh]

Thats easy to solve - give them all maps again. Failing that use public transport and let someone else take the strain!!!

[Sweetpea]

use public transport

Yeah, be an hour late for work everyday...lol

[shillelagh]

you set off an hour earlier then .....

[Sweetpea]

Already up at 5.45am. Not today however, half term