JanetElaine
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Have we all become so dependent on electronics, that we lose all common sense?
I think I'm just too skeptical and distrustful to ever understand these situations. :twocents:
It is pretty scary that there are people who do put an incredible amount of faith in technology. I remember reading more than 10 years ago about a man who crashed his camper after he set the cruise control and then went to the back to make a sandwich.Have we all become so dependent on electronics, that we lose all common sense?
ITA. One thought I had when I read this was that this sort of accident could be intended as a murder-suicide.I am skeptical about anything and everything.
When my GPS tells me to turn left and south, I verify that south and left are indeed the same.
I don't just blindly follow what anyone tells me to do.
Regardless of how much smarter than me they are.
Though of course it should be verified that it WAS an accident.
Because we have had a couple of "car accidents" where the husband survived and the wife did not.
Where the wife was not wearing her seat belt when that was not her normal routine.
So yes, making sure her injuries are consistent with the crash is important.
Making sure she was wearing her seat belt and if she was not, that it was normal.
(But that isn't what I initially meant.) :twocents:
ITA. One thought I had when I read this was that this sort of accident could be intended as a murder-suicide.
I remember reading more than 10 years ago about a man who crashed his camper after he set the cruise control and then went to the back to make a sandwich.
Guess they believed gps over all this other stuff?
“The Cline Avenue bridge is marked with numerous barricades including orange barrels and cones, large wood signs stating ROAD CLOSED with orange striped markings,” Lake County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Patricia Van told the paper.
Whaaaat. That's nuts. Did he really think that cruise control was also going to automatically STEER?
I am skeptical about anything and everything.
When my GPS tells me to turn left and south, I verify that south and left are indeed the same.
I don't just blindly follow what anyone tells me to do.
Regardless of how much smarter than me they are.
Though of course it should be verified that it WAS an accident.
Because we have had a couple of "car accidents" where the husband survived and the wife did not.
Where the wife was not wearing her seat belt when that was not her normal routine.
So yes, making sure her injuries are consistent with the crash is important.
Making sure she was wearing her seat belt and if she was not, that it was normal.
(But that isn't what I initially meant.) :twocents:
It looks like it would be difficult for this to be an accident.
My GPS once told me to turn across 5 lanes of traffic and off the Sydney Harbour Bridge. I bought a new one the next day.