Chinese driver’s GPS leaves him stranded in muddy ditch
Man finds water seeping into his car after insisting on closely following his smartphone’s global positioning system
A Chinese man working for a car-hailing company insisted on reaching his customer’s destination by following the map instructions on his smartphone’s GPS too closely – and was left stranded in his car in a muddy ditch, mainland media reports.
The man, surnamed Yu, who had picked up his customer in Chengdu, Sichuan province, at 11pm on Wednesday, was finally rescued about five hours later, the Chengdu Business Daily reported.
Yu‘s problems began after he insisted on closely following the route instructions on his smartphone, even though his customer said he knew the way.
About half an hour later, Yu drove his vehicle straight into a muddy roadside ditch in the city’s suburb, which left water seeping into the car up to his calves, the report said.
