Sat Nav Signs

[Wizzo]

Signs have been erected in one Welsh area warning drivers not to follow their sat-nav directions following traffic chaos.

The Vale of Glamorgan Council has put up the signs for foreign lorry drivers with little understanding of English after many of them were involved in gridlock recently along narrow country lanes.

According to the Metro, faulty sat-nav directions have caused the lorries to end up stuck in the village of St Hilary.

But the signs have been developed and offer some hope to drivers bamboozled by directions.

"There have been numerous situations where HGVs have become lost and stuck in the village of St Hilary, even though there are signs at the junction of the A48 informing such drivers that the route is unsuitable," said a council spokesperson.

"If the signs prove successful following the trial period, then they will be used at other locations throughout Wales," he added.

According to the Inquirer, locals have counted 12 trucks stuck in the area over the past six months.

[Chameleon]

Two trucks a month is a traffic jam?  Well, maybe in Wales.  But that's the reason the sat/nav doesn't work there, of course.  You ever asked a Welshman for directions...? 

[romephius]

Whatever happened to reading a good old fashioned map.......

Rom

[Chameleon]

Whatever happened to reading a good old fashioned map.......

Rom

Google bought the rights... 

[romephius]

Well that shot me down........well done Chammy.....

 

Rom

[cosworth151]

One of our major national accounts is nationwide retail chain. Last Christmas they ran a promotion on in-car GPS units. Due to a software glitch, they all gave incorrect directions. They all had to be returned. On many of them, they screen would indicate a left turn, the voice report would say "right."