用GPS的危险

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GPS led truck off the road at Obi Obi

A Global Positioning System (GPS) was not the besttravelling companion for the 49-year-old Ipswich truck driver who was led toObi Obi Road, which is not fit for heavy vehicle access.

A tree was the only thing that stopped the truck driverfrom plunging to his death yesterday morning, when his semi-trailer rolled.



The 49-year-old Ipswich man managed to climb onto the truckand wait for emergency services as the trailer dangled several metres down anembankment off Obi Obi Road.
The driver had used a GPS to guide him from Brisbane toKenilworth when the truck rolled on a gravel stretch of road.



Kenilworth Police Senior Constable Rob Watts said thedriver had been unable to negotiate a turn while travelling down the road.


“If the truck hadn’t hit the tree it probably would havefallen 80 to 100 metres, so the driver is very lucky,” Snr Const Watson said.


He said the combined truck and cargo weight of paper plateswas “fairly heavy” for use on a dirt road.
“It’s something the police and the Department of Transportwill look into it further,” he said.


“A lot of people use GPS and it does take you the quickestway; it doesn’t necessarily take you the correct way.


“There is signage based at the bottom and the top of ObiObi Road in relation to truck use on the road.”
Nambour fire station officer Fred Heiniger said the driverassisted crews in getting him down from the truck and was taken to NambourGeneral Hospital with minor injuries.


Police expected the road to be blocked into the night dueto tow truck difficulty accessing the road.
A RACQ spokesperson has urged drivers to use a GPS as aguide, and not rely on navigation when it is more sensible to plan a route byreferring to relevant maps prior to travelling.


“It should not reduce the driver’s responsibility to stayalert, especially when acting on voice instructions in the context ofprevailing road conditions and traffic controls,” he said.

E~~~GPS+脑才是最佳的导航方案。

同意LS的

Obi Obi那条路上次去露营的时候开过，确实挺难走的。有gps还好些，前边有什么急弯都能提前知道。

不过在市区还是地图比较好，去一次下回就认识了。

[ 本帖最后由 Evan 于 2008-10-21 12:20 编辑 ]

對我們這種海外來的有GPS其實還是很方便的～～

still using directory haha

It‘s stupid though,
GPS是辅助, 人还是有起码的判断能力吧: D

在澳洲,有那么几个小时的signal loss time...
除此之外还是很accurate的

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是啊  挺好  海外学生来说 GPS  最好啦