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high_jinx · 10-23-2006, 12:32 PM

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German motorist followed the command "Turn right now!" from his navigation system and crashed into a small toilet hut by the side of the road -- about 30 yards before the crossing he was meant to take.

The overly obedient 53-year-old from Freiburg drove his sport utility vehicle off the road onto into a building site, up a stairway and into the small toilet shack, police in the eastern town of Rudolstadt said Sunday.

It caused 2,000 euros ($2,500) worth of damage to the stairway, 100 euros damage to his car, and he was also fined 35 euros.

Earlier this month an 80-year-old motorist also chose to follow his navigation system and ignored a "closed for construction" sign on a Hamburg motorway. He then crashed into a pile of sand but neither he nor his passenger were injured.

Siege · 10-23-2006, 01:29 PM

You only get fined about $40 for crashing into a building site? That's a pretty cheap price tag!

Brewmaniac · 10-24-2006, 09:14 AM

Sometimes real life is funnier than what can be made up!

Reminds me of a time in high school out drinking with the guys we decided to go 4 wheeling in my buddies International Scout. We were way back off the road and I was sitting in the back and yelled turn left, my buddy did right into a deep creek. We blew out his transfer case and had too walk about a mile in the mud, woke up some guy who called the police, because 5 drunks were at his front door at about 2 am. I can here it now "I'm calling the police". We're like, good idea they can give us a ride. Those were wild days, LOL!

Sorry for the threadjack.

10-23-2006, 12:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
high_jinx Psycho Location: venice beach, ca	way to use your gps BERLIN (Reuters) - A German motorist followed the command "Turn right now!" from his navigation system and crashed into a small toilet hut by the side of the road -- about 30 yards before the crossing he was meant to take. The overly obedient 53-year-old from Freiburg drove his sport utility vehicle off the road onto into a building site, up a stairway and into the small toilet shack, police in the eastern town of Rudolstadt said Sunday. It caused 2,000 euros ($2,500) worth of damage to the stairway, 100 euros damage to his car, and he was also fined 35 euros. Earlier this month an 80-year-old motorist also chose to follow his navigation system and ignored a "closed for construction" sign on a Hamburg motorway. He then crashed into a pile of sand but neither he nor his passenger were injured. __________________ -my phobia drowned while i was gettin down.

10-23-2006, 01:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
Siege is a tiger Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada	You only get fined about $40 for crashing into a building site? That's a pretty cheap price tag! __________________ "Your name's Geek? Do you know the origin of the term? A geek is someone who bites the heads off chickens at a circus. I would never let you suck my dick with a name like Geek" --Kevin Smith This part just makes my posts easier to find

10-24-2006, 09:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
Brewmaniac Searching for the perfect brew!	Sometimes real life is funnier than what can be made up! Reminds me of a time in high school out drinking with the guys we decided to go 4 wheeling in my buddies International Scout. We were way back off the road and I was sitting in the back and yelled turn left, my buddy did right into a deep creek. We blew out his transfer case and had too walk about a mile in the mud, woke up some guy who called the police, because 5 drunks were at his front door at about 2 am. I can here it now "I'm calling the police". We're like, good idea they can give us a ride. Those were wild days, LOL! Sorry for the threadjack. __________________ "That's a joke... I say, that's a joke, son"