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I think we are talking about different things. What I meant: Truck drivers are driving down a 3 km long street, where it is clearly stated that they are not al

by bipson 10y ago

I think we are talking about different things. What I meant: Truck drivers are driving down a 3 km long street, where it is clearly stated that they are not allowed to go and at then end of that street is very old, wooden bridge with a roof. Almost never trucks went down there until a few years ago, the roof had not been repaired in ages. Since the prevalence of GPS that street is regularly blocked by trucks stuck at a dead end. The roof was taken down around a year ago by a large truck ignoring at least 5 signs he is supposed to look out for (multiple max weight, max height, etc.).

csydas 10y ago
There probably should be some more sanity checks for GPS, since drivers even pre-smartphone era were horribly inattentive, and there is no more perfect example than the 11'8" bridge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11_foot_8_Bridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11_foot_8_Bridge There are numerous compilation videos on youtube [1] about this bridge from a local, and it's not a matter of people following the GPS blindly each time, it's just inattentive drivers who don't pay attention to what is in their immediate vicinity. Watch the video linked and see how many warnings and alerts have been made for the bridge, and how often people keep skinning off the tops of trucks and RVs on it. It has a sensor to warn drivers in advance if their vehicle is too tall, signs everywhere, and I imagine there must be a fair amount of debris from the numerous accidents it has. It's not just a matter of technology leading people astray, it is people not really being aware of their surroundings period. The warning from a GPS map might be nice and help, but I personally have a hard time believing that they'll pay attention to that any more than they would the multiple warnings in real life. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzkWTcDZFH0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzkWTcDZFH0

by bipson 10y ago

csydas 10y ago

There probably should be some more sanity checks for GPS, since drivers even pre-smartphone era were horribly inattentive, and there is no more perfect example than the 11'8" bridge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11_foot_8_Bridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11_foot_8_Bridge There are numerous compilation videos on youtube [1] about this bridge from a local, and it's not a matter of people following the GPS blindly each time, it's just inattentive drivers who don't pay attention to what is in their immediate vicinity. Watch the video linked and see how many warnings and alerts have been made for the bridge, and how often people keep skinning off the tops of trucks and RVs on it. It has a sensor to warn drivers in advance if their vehicle is too tall, signs everywhere, and I imagine there must be a fair amount of debris from the numerous accidents it has. It's not just a matter of technology leading people astray, it is people not really being aware of their surroundings period. The warning from a GPS map might be nice and help, but I personally have a hard time believing that they'll pay attention to that any more than they would the multiple warnings in real life. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzkWTcDZFH0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzkWTcDZFH0