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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on UK Department for Transportation to set standards for satnav systems]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/31/uk-department-for-transportation-to-set-standards-for-satnav-sys/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/31/uk-department-for-transportation-to-set-standards-for-satnav-sys/</guid><description><![CDATA[The last sentence pretty much says it.<br><br>A seal on a box of a nav system is not enough to stop people from being stupid and not paying attention to where they're going.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Allan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 31st 2008 4:08PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on UK Department for Transportation to set standards for satnav systems]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/31/uk-department-for-transportation-to-set-standards-for-satnav-sys/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/31/uk-department-for-transportation-to-set-standards-for-satnav-sys/</guid><description><![CDATA[What kind of complaints did they get? "Oh, my nav system told me to drive into a river, so I did"?  ...or "I wasn't paying attention to the world around me..."<br><br>If they didn't see a river, do you think they would have seen a child crossing the road?  <br><br>The DfT should respond to such complaints by revoking the driver's license.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[LJ]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 31st 2008 4:12PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on UK Department for Transportation to set standards for satnav systems]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/31/uk-department-for-transportation-to-set-standards-for-satnav-sys/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/31/uk-department-for-transportation-to-set-standards-for-satnav-sys/</guid><description><![CDATA[HA!<br>I DISCOVER IT FIRST, THAT´S A BLACK SLK WITH (OPTION) BLACK LEATHER INTERIOR, AND JUDGING BY THE ROOF (PAINT IS MINT CONDITION) IT´S A 2005-2007 MODEL. ALSO IS A SLK350 BECAUSE OF THE NAV SYSTEM EVEN THOUGH AN OPTION ON THE SLK280, BUT HIGHLY IMPROVABLE THAT A WOMAN WOULD WASTE TIME ORDERING OPTIONS ON A SHINY BLACK MERCEDES.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reality_check]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 31st 2008 4:16PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on UK Department for Transportation to set standards for satnav systems]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/31/uk-department-for-transportation-to-set-standards-for-satnav-sys/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/31/uk-department-for-transportation-to-set-standards-for-satnav-sys/</guid><description><![CDATA[I agree. This is a load of bull crap. There is no substitute for paying attention to you're going. Like LJ said, if they didn't see a river, they sure as hell wouldn't have been able to see a child crossing the road. The fault is not with navigation systems, it's with the idiots who use them.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Franz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 31st 2008 4:19PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on UK Department for Transportation to set standards for satnav systems]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/31/uk-department-for-transportation-to-set-standards-for-satnav-sys/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/31/uk-department-for-transportation-to-set-standards-for-satnav-sys/</guid><description><![CDATA[HA!<br>I DISCOVER IT FIRST, THAT´S A BLACK SLK WITH (OPTION) BLACK LEATHER INTERIOR, AND JUDGING BY THE ROOF (PAINT IS MINT CONDITION) IT´S A 2005-2007 MODEL. ALSO IS A SLK350 BECAUSE OF THE NAV SYSTEM EVEN THOUGH AN OPTION ON THE SLK280, BUT HIGHLY IMPROVABLE THAT A WOMAN WOULD WASTE TIME ORDERING OPTIONS RATHER THAN DRIVING OFF IN A SHINY NEW BLACK MERCEDES.<br><br>UPDATE 1 THIS HAPPEN IN THE OFFICE NBC<br><br>THAT HAPPEN TO STUPID BOSS MICHAEL SCOTT WHO DROVE INTO A LAKE WITH DWIGHT RIDING SHOTGUN! ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reality_check]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 31st 2008 4:23PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on UK Department for Transportation to set standards for satnav systems]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/31/uk-department-for-transportation-to-set-standards-for-satnav-sys/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/31/uk-department-for-transportation-to-set-standards-for-satnav-sys/</guid><description><![CDATA[@reality check, <br><br>sorry to burst your bubble, but that car is clearly too long to be an slk. My first thoughts was that it was an SL-series, which was proven true if you read the link which said the car is an SL500. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 31st 2008 4:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on UK Department for Transportation to set standards for satnav systems]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/31/uk-department-for-transportation-to-set-standards-for-satnav-sys/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/31/uk-department-for-transportation-to-set-standards-for-satnav-sys/</guid><description><![CDATA[oh, and one more thing, STOP YELLING AT ME. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 31st 2008 4:57PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on UK Department for Transportation to set standards for satnav systems]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/31/uk-department-for-transportation-to-set-standards-for-satnav-sys/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/31/uk-department-for-transportation-to-set-standards-for-satnav-sys/</guid><description><![CDATA[lol @ chris,<br><br>my thoughts exactly. that's definitely an SL.  just a little "Reality Check" for y'all  ;)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[k.w.a]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 31st 2008 5:03PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on UK Department for Transportation to set standards for satnav systems]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/31/uk-department-for-transportation-to-set-standards-for-satnav-sys/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/31/uk-department-for-transportation-to-set-standards-for-satnav-sys/</guid><description><![CDATA[Punishment for failing to obey Darwin's Laws of Natural Selection can not be negotiated down to a lesser sentence. <br><br>The smart ones live, the stupid ones die.<br><br>No exceptions.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Not Detroit]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mar 31st 2008 5:33PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on UK Department for Transportation to set standards for satnav systems]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/31/uk-department-for-transportation-to-set-standards-for-satnav-sys/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/31/uk-department-for-transportation-to-set-standards-for-satnav-sys/</guid><description><![CDATA[**DISCLAIMER**<br><br>"If you are too stupid to obey road signs/conditions and/or do not possess the ability to use/practice common sense DO NOT PURCHASE THIS ITEM! If you are the person we speak of and you have purchased this item to use in any vehicle, we are not liable for any idiotic occurrences you may cause."]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[WillDaThrill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Apr 1st 2008 3:14AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>