Belgian follows his navigation, sends Ford Fiesta track

Posted on 26-07-2015 at 22:56 by Dizono – 23 Comments”

Do you know the joke about the Belgian who thought he was straight had?

Before, when the TomTom is still fonkeltjenieuw, you could navigate better in Flemish than in Dutch. That sultry voice was much more pleasant than the strict Dutch teacher that you go around the corner to be conducted. Although I am quite a few kilometers have to be guided by a Flemish, it is me, never happened to me all the track on sent.

Yet that is exactly what happened last night in the Mole, just over the border, it happened. A man from the Belgian Lommel followed his navigation system slavishly on when they told him the road straight to continue. The road itself is in a small nod, he walked on the track, noticed the man only when he made the rails for the road straight ahead looked and got stuck.

A few attempts to get the car to the track to drive (“Try to return”) or with bystanders to push away were futile. An oncoming train was not on time brakes and thrust the poor Again against entering a power substation broke down. The driver of the car and the other bystanders were able to time away and also to the driver and passengers of the train were not injured. The damage to train, track and elektriciteitshuisje is substantial, and the car is written off.

Photo: screenshot HLN.be, with thanks to Marius for the tip!