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To: Edwarda who wrote (8213)12/28/1998 9:21:00 PM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.  Read Replies (1) of 62590
 
Driver Follows Navigation System Into River
Monday December 28 10:32 AM ET

dailynews.yahoo.com

BONN, Germany (Reuters) - A German motorist obediently following the satellite-guided navigation system of his car drove
straight into the Havel River in eastern Germany, police said Saturday.

He drove his BMW Friday night past a stop sign, down a ferry ramp and about four meters (12 feet) into the river before
stopping. The 57-year-old driver from Hamburg and his passenger were not hurt.

Police said the driver reported he was following the navigation system, which had evidently failed to note that the road in the
town of Caputh near Potsdam ended at a ferry crossing.

''Normally accidents like this shouldn't happen,'' said police spokesman Frank Heinichen. ''But that sort of thing can happen
when people rely too much on technology.''

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