This is another example why women are not meant to drive

[Donut]

 

 

http://lifestyle.msn.co.nz/nzmenslifestyle...h-on-gps-advice

 

Woman drives rental car into marsh on GPS advice

By MSN NZ

 

12:00 AEST Fri Jun 17 2011

 

A driver has highlighted humanity's growing dependence on technology when she drove her rental car into a US marsh while following directions from her GPS.

 

The Mexican woman's road journey came a cropper while driving to her hotel in Bellevue, in Washington state, where she was attending a conference.

 

The driver and her two female passengers were returning to the hotel from dinner in the Mercedes rental when they became lost and tried to use the Hertz-provided GPS.

 

The woman told police she was following the satellite navigator's instructions but must have made a wrong turn just after midnight on Wednesday.

 

One woman exited the Mercedes as soon as it entered the water while the other two tried to stay with the car as long as they could, climbing onto the side door frames.

 

But they eventually abandoned the vehicle as it drifted out towards the centre of the marsh.

 

A local fire official said the women were trying to reroute their path when they came upon a boat ramp near the entrance to a highway, and apparently kept driving into the water.

 

"I don't know why they wouldn't question driving into a puddle that doesn't seem to end," the official told US network ABC News .

 

"In sitcoms they parody something like this. To actually see it is surprising".

 

No one was injured in the incident but the costly Mercedes four-wheel drive could be destined for the scrap heap.

[Expertz]

maybe it was dark and foggy so they couldn't see properly?

to say that women are not meant to drive is simply sexist

 

what else do you think you can do that women can't?

with such a topic i can derive that you have a brain the size of a pea, but of course you can still drive because driving is not a challenging a task at all; infact drivers are among the lowest paid jobs in singapore

[Kilatz]

maybe it was dark and foggy so they couldn't see properly?

to say that women are not meant to drive is simply sexist

 

what else do you think you can do that women can't?

with such a topic i can derive that you have a brain the size of a pea, but of course you can still drive because driving is not a challenging a task at all; infact drivers are among the lowest paid jobs in singapore

 

*like*

The article uses the word 'humanity' and TS conveniently preys on the fact that the driver is a woman.

Duh....?

Edited July 23, 2011 by Kilatz

[Whatisthis04]

infact drivers are among the lowest paid jobs in singapore

 

Not really all low paying jobs...I used to be a driver for high class tourist n VIP....$600 a day job...

 

But not sure if the amt remains same now...

 

[Jkcs]

women are not born to drive. if u don't believe, observe how a woman driver drives. dont act like a gentleman to use the term "sexist"

 

anyway, this type of topic has been repeated over many times already

 

 

 

[Jkcs]

*like*

The article uses the word 'humanity' and TS conveniently preys on the fact that the driver is a woman.

Duh....?

 

did u read the link or not??

[1fast1]

Never put 100% trust in a GPS. Mine tried to get me to drive into Botanic Gardens. It was insistent, showing the walking paths (like Maranta Ave) as roads to be driven on. True story.

[Yellowrx8]

Yeah, is just like 95% of women dun know how to read a map...

Give them a map, they still can't get to their destination...

[Expertz]

Not really all low paying jobs...I used to be a driver for high class tourist n VIP....$600 a day job...

 

But not sure if the amt remains same now...

 

so i'd assume driving a lorry or a truck will be far easier than driving a car, because a lorry driver takes in 3x lesser than my current salary

[Expertz]

women are not born to drive. if u don't believe, observe how a woman driver drives. dont act like a gentleman to use the term "sexist"

 

anyway, this type of topic has been repeated over many times already

 

ya if you want to be a sexist then i can qualify that its the same as how men are b------ds. period!

[Expertz]

Yeah, is just like 95% of women dun know how to read a map...

Give them a map, they still can't get to their destination...

 

like as if a man can do any better

[Mllcg]

Never put 100% trust in a GPS. Mine tried to get me to drive into Botanic Gardens. It was insistent, showing the walking paths (like Maranta Ave) as roads to be driven on. True story.

 

did u refresh the waypoints?

 

change the "from" to the current location and "to" refeshed

[1fast1]

did u refresh the waypoints?

 

change the "from" to the current location and "to" refeshed

 

No waypoints set at the time. This was a cheapo Shinco using the Mapking SLA map, I think.

Edited July 24, 2011 by Turboflat4

[Mllcg]

No waypoints set at the time. This was a cheapo Shinco using the Mapking SLA map, I think.

 

so u ditched it? lol

[1fast1]

so u ditched it? lol

 

No, still useful for MY. For Sg, I use the Mightyminds directory. But sometimes, I turn it on, and just ignore it - I get to feel like a cab driver then.

[Darthrevan]

just 1 extreme example and it becomes women not meant to drive? u'll be surprised that most accident claims are caused by men

[Mllcg]

just 1 extreme example and it becomes women not meant to drive? u'll be surprised that most accident claims are caused by men

 

while trying to avoid women drivers. lol

[1fast1]

just 1 extreme example and it becomes women not meant to drive? u'll be surprised that most accident claims are caused by men

 

No, I don't think so. IIRC, more accidents (overall) are caused by women, but they're mostly low speed, minor ones. Less accidents (overall) are caused by men, but a greater proportion are serious, life-threatening ones. Among the serious accidents, a great preponderance are caused by men.

 

Which conforms to the stereotype that the main problem of women is poor spatial judgement coupled with over-cautiousness, whereas the main problem of men is aggression coupled with over-confidence.

Edited July 24, 2011 by Turboflat4