Michael Soldan
Well-known Member
I was just reading the threads on trespassers. These GPS systems often lead people into wrong routes. Often the data has been for roads and side roads that may no longer exist,mountain and logging roads that have become overgrown and roads that have been turned back into their natural environment. We recently had one here where a lady following her GPS one foggy morning ended up driving down a street and into a boat launch where she had to be rescued. Another that comes to mind is the couple whose GPS took them into a logging road where they got stuck, he went for help and was never seen again, she survived almost three weeks in the vehicle before she was rescued. Someone I know told me his GPS took him down a side road which eventually became narrower and more overgrown until it was a mere cow path,he eventually found a safe place to turn around. I trust my GPS but I have a map book in the car too, I always look at the route in a map book and then I know my GPS is not taking me on a cow path. Getting lost can be easy, following someone else's directions can also confuse and get you lost.