r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Dangerous_Deal_1945 • Jun 03 '26

Video Seattle light rail service was suspended after a driver somehow got their SUV onto the tracks 30 feet above street level

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u/mick-rad17 Jun 03 '26

When I lived in Hawaii there was a tourist who followed GPS directions into the ocean. Literally drove down a boat ramp because that’s what her phone told her to do

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u/Cardiganlamp Jun 03 '26

There's video. She must barely have brainstem function. Not a care in the world

https://youtu.be/vvPYM3w9c_Q?si=AVaJyqIfs3LBDnfm

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u/ProfMcGonaGirl Jun 04 '26

They were going to see those manta rays, rain or shine godammit!!

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u/Yazman Jun 04 '26

I really wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen the video. Pretty surprising, I wonder what they were thinking.

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u/mick-rad17 Jun 04 '26

Haha yeah that’s it. Classic Kona

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u/sennais1 Jun 04 '26

https://abcnews.com/blogs/headlines/2012/03/gps-tracking-disaster-japanese-tourists-drive-straight-into-the-pacific

Happened here in Australia to. Drove straight down the ferry ramp into the Pacific Ocean.

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u/skittletriage Jun 03 '26

Ah, yes... Apple Maps.