I’m the first to admit I’ve become quite dependent on technology in just about every scope of my life. It’s actually why I generally understand the limitations of it at the same time, ironically. I also like to think I have some common sense. For example, I know that 12 feet is larger than 9 feet, that rock and concrete are generally stronger than sheet metal, and most importantly that GPS is just a guidance system not the gospel. If only someone had taught this guy – the driver of a bus carrying the Garfield High School girls softball team that hit a brick and concrete footbridge was using a GPS navigation system that routed the tall bus under the 9 foot bridge. One problem, the bus is nearly 12 feet high.

“We haven’t really had serious problems with anything, but here it’s presented a problem that we didn’t consider,” Abegg said of the GPS unit. “We just thought it would be a safe route because, why else would they have a selection for a bus [on the GPS unit]?”

While no one was hurt, the driver was fined for his idiocy.

“Stoplights aren’t in our databases, either, but you’re still expected to stop for stoplights.”

Yes, yes indeed.