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<blockquote data-quote="The Feedster" data-source="post: 534865" data-attributes="member: 259515"><p><img src="http://mos.techradar.com//classifications/gadgets/satellite-navigation/images/sony-nav-u-nv-u73t-200-200.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Satellite navigation devices for vehicles have caused around 300,000 motorists to crash and over 1.5 million people to drive dangerously, according to a Direct Line survey.</p><p></p><p>The results, which were published in the <em>Mirror</em> newspaper, (hence our terrible tabloid-esque 'mirror, signal manoeuvre' pun) found that one in 50 drivers - which the paper claims is 300,000 - said that their SatNav devices have caused or nearly caused an accident.</p><p></p><p>If that wasn't enough to scare you, one in 10 drivers have been 'instructed' by their navigational device to make a dangerous or illegal turn.</p><p></p><p><strong>Ignore your satnav</strong></p><p></p><p>Speaking to the <em>Mirror</em>, Maggie Game of Direct Line said: "If a satnav gives you an instruction that is likely to endanger other road users, ignore it.</p><p></p><p>"Motorists must realise that while they are a helpful navigation tool, they should not follow their instructions to the detriment of road safety."</p><p></p><p><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/8513/s/17ec528/mf.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=http://www.techradar.com/428732&link=Satnav devices cause 300,000 to crash" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=http://www.techradar.com/428732&link=Satnav devices cause 300,000 to crash" target="_blank"><img src="http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/13833410810/f/8513/c/669/s/25085224/a2.htm" target="_blank"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/13833410810/f/8513/c/669/s/25085224/a2.img" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/669/f/8513/s/17ec528/story01.htm" target="_blank">More...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
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