Er, I think I've made an error: A satnav leads a driver astray

 

A hapless driver fell foul of modern technology when his satnav system sent his car into a flooded tunnel.

 

The steelworker – who was lucky enough to escape identification – was 400m (a quarter of a mile) from his destination when the satnav blunder caused his £10,000 Audi to splash into 1.2m (4ft) of water.

 

After swimming to safety, the 40-year-old driver sat at the edge of the tunnel cursing the electronic system which misdirected him as he neared steelworks in Port Talbot, South Wales.

 

His car later had to be winched out by a local garage.

 

Onlooker Grahame Evans, 53, pointed out: 'If he had relied on his eyes rather than the satnav he would have avoided a soaking.

 

'The tunnel is permanently flooded and quite deep at this time of the year.'

 

Another onlooker, Charles Morris, 72, was more sympathetic, however.

 

He said: 'There is a neon sign at the other entrance to the tunnel saying it is closed. But the unlucky driver approached it from the other side where there is no warning.'

 

Corus spokesman Robert Dangerfield said: 'We have gone to great lengths to ensure visitors are aware that entrance is closed – but in-car satellite guidance systems are a different matter.'

 

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=82975&in_page_id=34

Another dodgy driver following their sat-nav instead of watching the road.

another reason why you shouldn't rely on technology. same for reversing sensors. looking out your back window can be so much more productive

Unless for some reason the item your reversing into is in a blind spot...