GPS Has Caused 300,000 Car Accidents In UK

July 21st, 2008 | Category: Gadget News

A survey by Direct Line insurance conducted on behalf of the Mirror found that some 300,000 accidents in the UK have been caused by RELIANCE ON GPS, 1.5 million have “suddenly veered

dangerously or illegally in busy traffic,” while slavishly obeying the orders of their GPS devices, and a whopping 5 million have been sent the wrong way down one-way streets.

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