The dangers of sat-navs
A SURVEY by Brighouse-based road safety charity Brake has found that more than one in seven drivers who use a sat-nav admit making illegal or risky manoeuvres to correct mistakes when following instructions, putting themselves and other road users at risk.
The survey also found that seven per cent of drivers have had to swerve or brake suddenly to avoid a hazard because they were distracted by a sat-nav, rising to one in ten among young drivers.
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