Driver blames “faulty GPS” for driving into a lagoon in Chonburi

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PHOTO: Wisarn Sangjaroen / Top News

 

By Goong Nang(GN)

 

Chonburi – A driver escaped without injuries last night after driving his personal vehicle into a lagoon in the Phan Thong district, claiming he was following GPS navigation that was faulty and that the incident was not his fault.

 

Rescue workers were notified of the accident at a lagoon in the Marp Pong sub-district just before midnight last night, January 10th, 2022. First response teams arrived at the scene of the accident to find the white sedan partially submerged inside the lagoon. It took more than one hour to pull up the sedan from the water which was about five meters deep by using a crane truck.

 

The driver was uninjured, although soaking wet, and had managed to swim out of his vehicle to the shore nearby.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/01/11/driver-blames-faulty-gps-for-driving-into-a-lagoon-in-chonburi/

 

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[soi3eddie]

Faulty brain too...

 

[Virt]

9 minutes ago, soi3eddie said:

Faulty brain too...

 

At least he didn't drive his car into the ocean.

 

https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/03/gps-tracking-disaster-japanese-tourists-drive-straight-into-the-pacific/

[it is what it is]

 

GPS said drive into a lagoon. so i did.

 

yesterday, my mate told me to take a long walk off a short pier, i got soaked then too.

 

fortunately, he's promised never to tell me to jump off a cliff.

[Peabody]

Oh- also, my brakes failed

 

[bendejo]

His buddy said "I bet you a thousand baht you don't have the guts to drive your car into the lake."

Somchai steers toward the shore, steps on the gas and says "ha-ha, you lose!"

 

 

[Geoffggi]

Is it lemming season already .......................LOL

[ezzra]

I'm sure that his insurance company will have a complete different take on his claim...

[jacko45k]

Always 'not my fault'..... not looking where you were going is more the point, you imbecile!

[blazes]

There was a lot of rain on the road.....

[smedly]

it was the lagoon's fault, if it wasn't there no way I'd have driven into it - I am not stupid lol

 

 

maybe it was la' goon trying to drive

[Orinoco]

Hey Somchai, Hold my beer. 

[robblok]

27 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Always 'not my fault'..... not looking where you were going is more the point, you imbecile!

Of course its not his fault otherwise it would be expensive. This way he could still try to claim insurance.

 

Besides how stupid would someone look if he drives into a lagoon and admits he was at fault.

 

I am a total idiot when it comes to navigating and driving so i love GPS but I can't imagine doing something that stupid. Sure my GPS has send me up the elevated highway once when i was on my motorcycle. I quickly got off, this was in the time you did not have a motorcycle setting. 

[Megasin1]

So the large expanse of water directly in front wasn't a big enough warning ? I would think the time of the incident was a big clue to the problem here, but you never know, being soaking wet may excuse you from a breathalyser ????

[Paul Henry]

Time for an eye test!

[JustAnotherHun]

The GPS was farang made.

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Chonburi – A driver escaped without injuries last night after driving his personal vehicle into a lagoon in the Phan Thong district, claiming he was following GPS navigation that was faulty and that the incident was not his fault.

Bless him... 

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, Geoffggi said:

Is it lemming season already .......................LOL

24/7 X  365

[big dendrobenaes]

how pathetic........and laughable this is......

SHOWS just WHAT BRAINLESS idiots are on THAI roads.......

ban him for caising damage to fish, flora and polluting the water

[bdenner]

The GPS is saying "Sai Sai (Turn left --- left)"   Driver "I can't, my phone is in that hand!"

[mikebell]

A new excuse for moronic driving is born!  Watch how many times it is used in the next few weeks.

[Almer]

Ha ha ha, the only fault was he was looking at it not the road

[decca60]

Let's be honest...... this is some news. Normally the faulty GPS drives them straight into a power pole.....

[bbko]

If his GPS story isn't accepted by his insurance his next claim will be he blew his horn several times at the lagoon before crashing into it.

[kwak250]

On a recent trip to Chiang Rai i set the gps to go to a temple up in the mountains.

 

Now this was crazy steep and a dmax was struggling in front of us and rolled back on a few parts .

 

Wife went absolutely  bat sh7t crazy and i did blame the gps as it turns out the other side was much easier.

 

Saying that not sure how you could drive into a river unless the gps is connected to the throttle.

 

[Henryford]

Actually you hear stories like this from all over the world. "The GPS told me to drive into the lake, so i did".

[marcho]

If the insurance company has any brains they will send someone there with the same GPS and see if it does indeed take him into the lagoon. If it dosnt, no payout!!!

[Gottfrid]

Hey! Of course it´s not his fault. Everyone knows that you should keep your eyes on the GPS while driving.

[Road Warrior]

brain failure for driving and looking at GPS  !!!  well beats the norm BRAKE FAILURE !!!!

[Tropposurfer]

Darn it! That pesky Google Maps has led me wrong again! I thought it just told me the glittering Mall was 200 metres straight on lol ????????

Edited January 12, 2022 by Tropposurfer