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@Syldon@feddit.uk to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years ago

Family of man who drove off collapsed bridge sues Google Maps for 'misguiding him to death'

www.lbc.co.uk

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Family of man who drove off collapsed bridge sues Google Maps for 'misguiding him to death'

www.lbc.co.uk

@Syldon@feddit.uk to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years ago
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The family of a man who drove off a collapsed bridge are suing Google for 'failing to update its navigation system'.
  • Big P
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    If the bridge was no longer there why wasn’t there massive unmovable concrete barriers in the road?

    • @Arrakis@lemmy.world
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      I was as baffled as you are, until I law the location it happened.

      • PureTryOut
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        Well, could you link it? What about the location makes it obvious that they didn’t plate unmovable concrete barriers?

        • Mike
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          The article just says there were no barriers placed. There were no pictures but it mentions Snow Creek Lake in North carolina as the location if you want to map it on google.

          • @TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz
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            I don’t get any results for Snow Creek Lake NC. There’s a Snow Creek township but it doesn’t have any lakes I can see

            Ok the first paragraph says

            Snow Creek in Hickory, North Carolina

            other sources lead me to it https://maps.app.goo.gl/zJNzNtordE6YrbJn8

            Unless they fixed the bridge since this incident it still says you can use this road…

            • NaN
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              2•2 years ago

              It says the road is closed now.

              • @TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz
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                no

        • @TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz
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          https://maps.app.goo.gl/zJNzNtordE6YrbJn8 photo from Sky News

          • NaN
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            5•2 years ago

            Wow, looking through the 10 year old street view images I couldn’t even see the bridge at first, it’s not very large, the type you likely drive over every day without even thinking of it as a bridge. That’s a disaster waiting to happen, looks like any street. At speed it could be bad during the day, nobody expects to be driving along and suddenly the road is gone. At night impossible. I’m surprised this is the first time it’s happened, if it hasn’t happened before.

        • Madison_rogue
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          https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/catawba-county-nc-bridge-to-nowhere-death-lawsuit/275-417257fe-2437-4241-8fd6-1e036771ae85

        • @Arrakis@lemmy.world
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          -5•2 years ago

          The OP already linked an article which tells you

          • Mike
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            The article doesn’t have pictures or mention why there were no barriers, which I think this person is asking.

            • @Arrakis@lemmy.world
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              Ohhhhhhhhhh, my bad. Think I need another coffee!

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              deleted by creator

    • SSUPII
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      I have read because it was a private road, they are legally not allowed to place an unmovable object

      • @SheeEttin@lemmy.world
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        That doesn’t make sense. If it’s a private road, wouldn’t that mean you can place whatever you want on it? It’s your road.

        • Madison_rogue
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          The developer never turned over the road to the North Carolina DOT after completion of the subdivision.

        • NaN
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          1•2 years ago

          Just depends on the “they”. Local government wouldn’t touch it, the owners could have. I’d say it’s a slam dunk case against the owners for exactly that reason. Google ignored numerous reports so they may get some blame too.

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