Misleading GPS directions left female driver stranded in Phetchabun (video)

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Photo courtesy of Sanook

 

A driver’s reliance on her GPS turned into an unexpected off-road adventure as she attempted to reach a coffee shop in Khao Kho, Phetchabun, resulting in the vehicle becoming stuck and necessitating assistance.

 

The incident, captured on video and shared on TikTok by user @tulip_kunyapak, has attracted nearly 2 million views.

 

The driver yesterday set out for a coffee shop in the picturesque hills of Khao Kho, guided by the seemingly infallible Google Maps. What was anticipated to be a simple drive morphed into a treacherous journey, with the GPS leading the car through increasingly rugged terrain. The journey took a turn for the worse as the vehicle, brand new with its red registration sticker still visible, became trapped in a deep rut amidst the mountainous landscape.

The driver’s plight, recorded and shared on TikTok, included a video that has since gone viral. It depicted the driver’s struggle as their vehicle, unable to scale the steep and rough path, eventually succumbed to the elements. 

 

@tulip.kunyapak Google maps #tulipkunyapak #ทิวลิปกัญญาภัค #พี่ทิวลิป #เขาค้อ #คาเฟ่เขาค้อ ♬ original sound - I G : tulip_kunyapak

 

by Samantha Rose

Photo courtesy of Sanook

 

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[richard_smith237]

Yawn…. Attention seeking tiktoker fabricating stupidity….

 

Even filmed herself to remove all doubt of her stupidity, those around her will no doubt reaffirm her ‘efforts’ with “oh so sanook”…. 

 

Really no more to say here…    Other than more Thaiger nonsense being regurgitated here…. 

[sungod]

4 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Yawn…. Attention seeking tiktoker fabricating stupidity….

 

Even filmed herself to remove all doubt of her stupidity, those around her will no doubt reaffirm her ‘efforts’ with “oh so sanook”…. 

 

Really no more to say here…    Other than more Thaiger nonsense being regurgitated here…. 

940,000 'followers' (dont u just love that word!)

 

Of course, just a total accident.

[PJ71]

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

Yawn…. Attention seeking tiktoker fabricating stupidity….

 

Even filmed herself to remove all doubt of her stupidity, those around her will no doubt reaffirm her ‘efforts’ with “oh so sanook”…. 

 

Really no more to say here…    Other than more Thaiger nonsense being regurgitated here…. 

Thanks for your analysis Dick, nice one.

[Gottfrid]

Yeah, it really looks like the right way to the most visited coffee shop in the world.

[spidermike007]

No reason to use common sense, your own intelligence and reason, when you have a map app doing all the work!

[Peterphuket]

That GPS map was not made by Tom Tom.

That explains everything.

[hotchilli]

2 million views is good publicity... should help her Tik-Tok algorithm.

[CharlieH]

Guessing she was going to Pinot Cafe, which is very easy to find and get to.

I think this was staged for effect, and of course "followers" benefit.

[DPKANKAN]

Brain dead. Any one with common sense feeling something was going wrong would turn around and go back. But not a T-k T-king fee earner. Retard...

[brianthainess]

I was on Expressway 7, 150klm from my destination on a two lane overpass and the GPS told me I had reached my destination, did I stop and get out? no of course not. 

[2baht]

8 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Yawn…. Attention seeking tiktoker fabricating stupidity….

She is pretty stupid, isn't she!

[brianthainess]

Meh Women drivers. 

[klauskunkel]

Philosophical Question of our times

What's worse: being a numpty, or, being a numpty's follower

[JulesMad]

Brain from a female driver (who obviously can NOT drive) meets GPS.....  GPS clearly wins

[stargrazer9889]

Normally good roadways lead you to well known coffee shops, not some

goat trail. Will this woman try to rember that when she drives again.

Common sense is not that common anymore, I guess.

[stargrazer9889]

remember, was the word, I was trying to type

[Almer]

How about, stupid tik toker  gets stuck and should have been left there  after trying to get views.

[Confuscious]

To be fair, I did many times follow the instructions on my Garmin GPS and Google Maps on my phone and if it was not a littlte bit of common sense I would be send on a road to nowhere.

Recently, I wanted to visit the main Buddhist center in Korat, but noticed that it was located in the Military domain (although accessible from the main road).

The Garmin GPS showed a blank field without roads in the Military zone.
Google Maps wanted me to drive around the military zone, but I could nowhere enter the MZ.
I used my own common sense and entered the road the Buddhist center easily WITHOUT and GPS.