IN GREAT BRITAIN, HOME OF THAT BUREAUCRATIC Boondoggle known as National Health Service, the ambulance drivers have become so reliant on their Sat-Nav systems (GPS in our parlance) that many of them are neglecting to learn their streets properly.
In the Norfolk area which is served by East of England Ambulance Service, they are continually charging down a dead-end street expecting to come out in another neighborhood. The Norwich Evening News is REPORTING :
April Caton says she and her neighbours have witnessed several emergency vehicles rush past homes in Marlingford Way, Easton, only for them to then realise it is a dead end and hurtle back out of the road at breakneck speed.
“Houses in our street back onto this new housing estate and the ambulance crews are probably told by their sat-navs that they can get to it through our street, but they can’t.”
Unfortunately, the E of E Amb. Service is also having an apparent problem in getting their drivers to pass the word around that this street doesn’t have an outlet. It makes it tough when you’re trying to get your response times down to a manageable level.
Firegeezer adds: It brings to mind this bus driver in Seattle who felt that you can go on auto-pilot when you have your GPS thingy turned on HERE.
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