Driver puts faith in GPS, shears off top of charter bus on bridge

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As of today, we're taking bets to see how long it will take before people realize that "GPS" does not stand for "Auto Pilot." The latest "But the GPS told me to..." story is brought to you by a charter bus driver in Seattle. Piloting a coach through the Washington Arboretum -- as the GPS instructed him -- the driver ignored, or didn't see, or didn't believe (take your pick) the flashing lights and sign warning him that his 11-foot-high bus was too tall for the looming 9-foot concrete overpass.

You can see how the story ends. The overpass ended up with some superficial damage, the coach got a removable top, and the girls softball team inside received some minor injuries. Luckily, the 60-inch sewage pipe inside the overpass wasn't ruptured. The driver was ticketed for $154. And in response to the charter company executive who remarked, "We just thought it would be a safe route because, why else would they have a selection for a bus?", a Garmin spokesman responded "Stoplights aren't in our databases, either, but you're still expected to stop for stoplights."

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Now this made me really laugh :p

Yeah, the GPS doesn't stand for Auto Pilot, the some got this wrong idea. They think that they can just follow what the GPS tells them without considering what is on the way.

loooooooool wtf ?! exactly! like is he blind or something?? xD

and yah i hate when someone follows the GPS even though it is CLEAR we r going to the wrong way! like to the middle of nowhere!

Idiots. GPS could be a guide or give you an idea of where abouts, but not the exact location to anywhere you want to go, although it is exact sometimes. Anyway, you shouldn't rely on GPS entirely.