Don't bet your life on that GPS you got for Christmas
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 20:53 I’m talking about the nimrods on the local news this week that managed to get lost in the woods for days - with the help of their GPS. They’re seriously lucky to be alive. I remember actually being out looking for another family from Oregon some years back that nearly lost their lives.
Uh, here’s a thought: just because your cute little dash mounted gizmo tells you that following a certain road will be faster, it might not be safer or even passable.
This last week, two different families thought GPS was a sure thing and followed it right into snow drifts that trapped them for a couple of days until search crews and others were able to find them. The first clue might have been fresh, deep snow without tire tracks other than yours.
It’s time to use some common sense with these technological wonders.
Maven with fellow CAP pilot, Russ Johnson
