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British Village Requests Removal From GPS Maps

Posted by kdawson on from the can't-be-seen dept.

longacre writes "The tiny village of Barrow Gurney, England, has asked GPS map publisher Tele Atlas to remove them from the company's maps. The reason: truck drivers using GPS navigation devices are being directed to drive through the town despite the roads being too narrow for sidewalks, which has led to numerous accidents. At the root of the problem lies the fact that the navigation maps used by trucks are the same as those used by passenger cars, and they don't contain data on road width or no-truck zones. Tele Atlas says they will release truck-appropriate databases at some point, but until then they advise local governments to make use of a technology dating back to the Romans: road signs."

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  1. Re:Road Signs? by F1Rumors · · Score: 1, Troll

    I just hope they don't use that as an excuse to be tasing truckers
    Confused with the States, perhaps?
  2. Re:Road Signs? by JasterBobaMereel · · Score: 0, Troll

    This was a nice story several weeks ago..... /. is on the cutting edge of news again....

    Barrow Gurney has no sidewalks, because it is not in America (it has pavements instead) it does not have a problem with Trucks it has a problem with Lorries

    Americans, two weeks late and in a foreign language ....

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  3. Re:Road Signs? by ndg123 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Unfortunately, they will be allowing all officers to carry electric stun guns in the very near future - not just trained firearms officers. And then it will used as a replacement for people skills as it is for some police officers in the USA.

  4. UK truck driver...on slashdot? by SuperBanana · · Score: 0, Troll

    As a UK truck driver,

    Funny how in this thread we have no less than half a dozen residents from this tiny 400 person shithole on slashdot, and several UK truck drivers to boot...

    Nice trolling, folks. What's hilarious is how many moderators fell for it.

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