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Oct 29, 2016

GPS TROUBLES * USA: TRUCKERS LOST FOR

* Tennessee - GPS leads to trucker troubles

 (Video from NewsChannel 5 - Oct 25, 2016 - Faulty or tricky GPS directions have been blamed for multiple wrecks involving semi trucks in Middle Tennessee) 

--- Faulty or tricky GPS directions have been blamed for multiple wrecks involving semi trucks in Middle Tennessee... Before firefighters in Columbia respond to a call, they check and double check their directions... Much like big rigs their trucks may not fit on every road or under every overpass. One trucker found out the hard way Monday, some roads are not meant to be driven on... Officials said GPS is a very helpful tool, but it shouldn't be the only one you use. "Wasn't going to make that turn, not at all. I think we rely on it a lot but again don't forget the basics," said Columbia Assistant Fire Chief, Ty Cobb... 
Mt. Juliet, TENN, USA - News Channel 5, by Jonquil Newland - Oct 25, 2016

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Oct 28, 2014

INFRASTRUCTURES * USA: Stuck truck

* Pennsilvania - GPS leads trucks to trouble 

(Photo: Truck stuck under bridge) 
Manchester Township,PENN,USA -Daily Record/Sunday News, by Mike Argento -27 Oct 2014: -- It happens at least four or five times a year... A truck, headed from industrial sites in Manchester Township toward Route 30, takes Emig Road. Then the GPS directs the trucker to take Blackbridge Road, as a shortcut, to Route 30, taking a quick detour onto Woodland View Drive... What the GPS doesn't know is that most big rigs are about 13 feet tall — the maximum height allowed by PennDOT is 13-feet, six-inches — and the railroad underpass on Woodland View, just off of Blackbridge, is only 11 feet tall... The result?: The truck gets stuck !!! ... "Every time it happens, the driver tells the police that they were only following their GPS," Manchester Township manager Tim James said. "People tend to look at, and pay more attention, to their GPS than their common sense" ... The road leading to the bridge is well marked, with two signs warning of the low clearance. Northern York County Regional police routinely issue truckers tickets for ignoring road signs when trucks get stuck under the bridge, James said... And that doesn't stop it from happening...

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Jan 5, 2012

GPS TROUBLES * USA

* Pennsylvania - Driver jailed in PA after GPS directions led to $12,000 in fines

Greene County,PA,USA -Land Line, by Charlie Morasch -December 30, 2011: -- A truck driver spent the week before Christmas after a combination of bad GPS directions and expensive overweight fines nearly kept him there throughout the holiday... Doug Madison went into lockup at the Greene County (PA) Prison on Monday, Dec. 19, when he was unable to pay $12,000 in overweight fines... Madison had been pulled over after he left Interstate 79 and was caught hauling a chemical tanker on a county road with a 10-ton weight restriction... Sgt. Anthony Manetta, a spokesman with the Pennsylvania State Police, told that fine amounts and jail time are determined at the local level by the justice system in each individual county... Manetta, who said he uses GPS in his personal vehicle, said he isn’t surprised when a GPS system gives improper information...   Manetta said the state’s high number of small highways can lead to problems for truck drivers who may happen upon a highway with severe weight restrictions... While more car and truck drivers are using GPS, state police haven’t noticed a major trend of routing errors blamed on GPS devices, Manetta said...

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Jul 2, 2010

Uncontrolled Tech-Devices * USA - Nav Systems Blamed for Car Crashes

GPS-assisted crashes regularly reported in news coverage

New York,NY,USA -Automotive Digest/Slate - June 9, 2010: -- Turns into commuter train tracks, wrong side of highway, routes not rated for trucks. Frequency exists somewhere between statistical outlier and burgeoning trend... Drivers must remain in control when navigation systems error. Detecting unexpected events hindered by focus on navigation system display and blind obedience to voice commands... Legal questions evolving about who bears responsibility when crashes occur. No court decisions have yet been rendered.. Devices assume responsibility and blame for driving directions... Product liability claims would not apply if navigation is a service...

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Mar 22, 2010

GPS * USA - Use of car units steering some truckers into trouble

GPS devices map don't identify approved truck routes or places where there are weight, height or materials restrictions

(Photo by Sean Stipp/Tribune-Review - Howard Miller of Sandy Point, Maine, checks his route on his GPS device Friday at the Flying J truck stop on Route 70 in Smithton. Miller says that for every trip he takes, he gets directions from company dispatchers, confirms them with customers, double-checks them on his GPS device, then refers to traditional trucking maps in his cab to make sure he won't wind up on any restricted routes)

Pittsburgh,PA,USA -The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, by Tom Fontaine -March 22, 2010: -- New Sewickley officials say truckers are increasingly using a narrow, winding and crumbling road through the township as a shortcut between Cranberry and the Beaver Valley because Global Positioning System devices meant for personal vehicles are directing them there... The so-called car GPS devices map out the quickest and shortest routes, but they don't identify approved truck routes or places where there are weight, height or materials restrictions. Specialized trucking-industry GPS devices do, Leindecker said, but they can cost three to four times as much...

(Photo by Sean Stipp/Tribune-Review - Ralston Forbes of Conyers, Ga., makes a stop Friday at the Flying J truck stop on Route 70 in Smithton. Forbes says he uses a GPS and laptop in his cab to navigate the roads. Some truckers rely solely on car GPS devices, but those devices don't identify weight-restricted roads or pinpoint areas where height might be a concern for truckers)

At the bustling Flying J truck stop on Interstate 70 near Smithton in Westmoreland County, truckers who spoke with the Trib were not using specialized trucking GPS devices, and they said few bought them on their own because of the cost, which can be $500 or more. Some didn't use GPS devices at all, relying instead on pre-planning, conventional maps and directions from their companies' dispatchers and customers... Leindecker said several near-misses have occurred on Freedom-Crider Road, located between Route 65 near Beaver County's Conway Yard and Cranberry, a thriving commercial center linked to Route 19, Interstate 79 and the turnpike. On a several occasions, trailers have swung into the oncoming lane and hit cars. No serious injuries have been reported...


* USA - Garmin nuvi first navigator designed for the trucking industry – navigate routes based on your truck’s type, load, and physical restrictions

NY,USA -Indo.nesiaku bluetooth truck gps navigator- 22 Mar 2010: -- Ease your way down the highway with the nüvi 465T–Garmin’s first nüvi designed specifically for the over-the-road trucking industry... Pre-loaded with detailed, street-level maps of the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico; speaks street names so drivers will receive turn-by-turn... Lane Assist guides users to the right lane at the right time, built-in FM traffic receiver gives free alerts about traffic delays and road construction, hands-free calling with Bluetooth and built-in mic/speaker... Specialized routing to support truck-related restrictions, customizable by height, weight, length, width, and hazardous materials...

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