Drivers blame sat-navs for thousands of accidents

28 July 2008
 
Thousands of motorists have crashed or had a near-miss because of sat-nav systems, according to a new survey.

A poll of 2,000 people by Direct Line insurance company found that 2% of sat-nav users blamed the device for accidents or close shaves, while 10% said it made them take a dangerous or illegal turn. One in four said it took them through a no-entry sign or down a prohibited road.

Psychology professor, Cary Cooper, of Lancaster University, said: ‘Some people are easily persuadable and will follow instructions, whether it is their wife or a computer telling them where to go.

‘Even when information is being fed back to them, such as road signs which suggest they’re on the wrong route, they won’t believe it. They only admit mistakes when they’re being winched out of a gully.’

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