Wednesday 25 March 2009

UK Satnav GPS black spots identifed

UK political party the Liberal Democrats has published a list of the worst locations in the country for satnav errors.

Fom the Telegraph:

"In 2006, the Government promised to update the law on satnav systems.

"It promised to ensure that the devices did not encourage "rat-running" or give illegal advice to the user.

"But, according to Mr Baker, nothing has been done. 'The rise in the use of satnav devices has led to a doubling of the number of large vehicles hitting rail bridges.

"'This has the potential to be extremely dangerous. The Government must act to make satnav devices safer for large vehicles.

"'The Government promised to look at this problem over two years ago, but has completely failed to act,'" he added."

Not really surprising -- it's hard to see what could be done to fix this.

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