The Dumb is Strong With This One

[Papa_Complex]

Woman who walked onto highway sues Google Maps

A Utah woman is suing the search engine Google, claiming its maps function gave her walking directions that led her onto a major highway, where she was struck by a car.

The lawsuit seeks more than $100,000 in damages.

Lauren Rosenberg sought directions between two addresses in Utah about 3 kilometres apart. The top result suggested that Rosenberg follow a busy rural highway for several hundred metres. The highway does not have sidewalks. One stretch is blocked by a noise barrier that pushes pedestrians closer to the roadside.

After walking on to the highway, Rosenberg was struck by a car. The driver, Patrick Harwood, is also named in the suit.

Google has pointed out that the directions Rosenberg sought come with a warning of caution for pedestrians. Rosenberg claims that she accessed the Maps function on her Blackberry mobile device, where it did not include the warning.

Others have pointed out that Rosenberg might have been best served by her own eyes after she reached a T-junction and found herself confronted with a patently unsafe walk (see pictures at the bottom of this post).

[Switch]

They have a disclaimer right on the directions warning you that you may cross traffic, etc.

[Smittie61984]

I remember years ago you use to be able to put in google maps directions from say California to Australia and it told you to take a kayak across the Pacific. Probably some dumb fucker still out there paddling.

[z06boy]

Originally Posted by Smittie61984

I remember years ago you use to be able to put in google maps directions from say California to Australia and it told you to take a kayak across the Pacific. Probably some dumb fucker still out there paddling.

[Particle Man]

Ah yes: we live in a world where suing for a payday is a substitute for common sense.

[njchopper87]

wow.. post of the day right here.

[Homeslice]

lawyers who take cases like this should be stripped of their license.

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

lawyers who take cases like this should be taken out into the street and smacked upside the head with a dead fish.

fixed.

[tommymac]

You cant kill stupid and we usualy wind up paying for them

[Tsunami]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

lawyers who take cases like this should be stripped of their license.

Or the judge that rules in her favor.

Sad thing is she will probably win...

At what point did she think it was a good idea to keep on walking on a busy highway with no sidewalks?? The guy in the car should counter sue for scratching up his car when he hit her.