GPS systems really are a wonderful thing. They tell you where to go. With just a press of a button, you don't have to deal with the considerable stress of "knowing where you're going." It's a beautiful thing. Then again, for all their convenience, GPS systems are also sort of scary. What if some mysterious person can see where you are at all times? What if your GPS system gives you the wrong directions? Such was the nightmare apparently suffered by a New York motorist when his GPS system turned him onto a pair of active train tracks. His car was stuck and he had to ditch the vehicle before it was crushed by an oncoming train. Fortunately no one was injured, but it's a terrifying account nonetheless. It's not the first time this has happened, which goes to show that these GPS units aren't infallible. Or there's some kind of horrifying alien-GPS conspiracy going on. One of the two.Train Hits Car, and a G.P.S. Is Blamed (New York Times)

Source: Kicking Tires

Original Story: Confused GPS Takes Driver Into Collision