UK Drivers Playing Real Life Grand Theft Auto With Their Sat Navs

Paul Sinclair • Aug 20, 2011 • Comments ()

Millions of British motorists have admitted to playing a new driving craze called "Sat Nav Racing", in which they race "against their satnavs....engaging in manoeuvres including overtaking on blind bends, tailgating, flashing their lights or gesticulating at other drivers to do so."

According to survey by a major British car insurer:

...the devices give a minimum time to reach a given destination assuming the motorist travels at the maximum permitted speed along the suggested route. Beating the time, therefore, invariably means breaking the law.

Yet 7.2 million of Britain's 37 million drivers engage in the practice, the survey by Sainsbury's car insurance suggests, although only half would admit to breaking the speed limit. The results suggest nearly 150,000 drivers have been involved in a collision while "GPS racing" in the last year.

Even though he thinks its dumb, this aesthetically challenged dude, wishes he could race to his Grandma's house but he can't because he's only got a regular car and no "cumpootuur" in his car. But he's keeping it real. Please donate and help this dude out so that he can go crash his car. You'll be doing us all a service.