Monday, 7 February 2011

When to ignore the Sat-Nav directions?


A four year old girl died in a car crash after the family Sat-Nav gave them instructions contrary to the road signs. Ariana Bardhaj was killed when her parent’s car collided with another on the A6. Parents Fernando and Trish Bardhaj said they hadn’t seen the ‘no right turn’ signs when they turning onto station road. 
Ariana died of multiple injuries  She and her brother were sitting in the back of the family's Vauxhall Astra when it collided with an Audi A5. The Audi struck the back passenger door where Ariana was sitting. A Greater Manchester Police officer told the hearing:
‘They were following a Sat-Nav that told them to turn right, however there’s plenty of signage saying ‘no right turn.'
The Sat-Nav did carry a warning telling motorists to follow road signs. However, the learner driver Mr Ariana (who had just taken over the driving from his wife) apparently ignored these warnings.

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