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Don't follow GPS as the word

Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by bucksnort, Nov 12, 2014.

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  1. Nov 13, 2014 #51
    Grumppy

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    In all honesty though, the report indicated that the driver was taken to the hospital to be checked out &/or evaluated. It is entirely possible, because of how silly it seems on the face, that he could of had a mild stroke or his sugar coulda dropped causing a medical condition, which coulda caused him not to be able to think clearly... I mean, we know he couldn't have been thinking clearly. That's obvious, but the underlying reason could have been a medical condition that is behind this. I mean, this is pretty "out there" for some one who is rational. It just makes me wonder, with this minor damage & as slow as he was going, surely he wasn't injured. I am guessing there was a reason they transported him to the hospital for an evaluation. Maybe they sensed something was wrong? Maybe because of a sugar drop, he just was't making sense? As a former ambulance personnel, I can easily see there could of been a problem & how he could have been "goofy" due to a medical condition.

    Just a thought ...
     
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  3. Nov 13, 2014 #52
    bucksnort

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  4. Nov 13, 2014 #53
    bucksnort

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    They took him in for a DRUG TEST.
     
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  5. Nov 13, 2014 #54
    Grumppy

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    Thats quite possible but that wasnt my point
     
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  7. Nov 13, 2014 #55
    pattyj

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    Only time ive ever used my GPS is when im close to the customer and don't wanna miss the street .But that also means focus on everything around you too.
     
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  8. Nov 13, 2014 #56
    snowwy

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    the side of the trailer says they drive a fine line.
     
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  9. Nov 13, 2014 #57
    stevep1977

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    The guy that blames something on his gps is the same guy in school that said the dog ate his homework, the same guy that was late to class because he set his alarm but it never went off, the same guy that said Jimmy jumped off the bridge first
     
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  10. Nov 13, 2014 #58
    Chinatown

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    The driver of a tractor-trailer that ended up in the middle of a Milwaukee park reportedly told police his GPS navigation system led him there.
    The driver, who was not identified, drove his trailer onto a walkway in Milwaukee’s Lake Park on Tuesday afternoon.
    The driver steered the truck over two bridges, striking a tree and damaging a railway in the process, according to ABC News affiliate WISN.
    The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported the driver was a 50-year-old man from Indiana. He was fined $579.80 for reckless driving and failure to obey signs, police said, according to the newspaper.
    Milwaukee County Sheriff’s officials did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
    Crews arrived on Wednesday to remove the truck from the park, but not before the unusual sight was noticed on social media.
     
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  11. Nov 13, 2014 #59
    tsavory

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    Wait wait my dog did eat my homework once. I have set an alarm that never went off(power outage) and jimmy did not jump first I did. Oh and my GPS has sent me down some bad spots I just did not listen to it.:)
     
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  12. Nov 13, 2014 #60
    bamamac

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