Not really a Polish Joke, just Polish Joker

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A Polish driver who was too sure of his GPS road navigation device ended up neck-deep in a lake after ignoring road signs warning of a dead-end ahead, Polish police said Friday. "The man took a road that was closed a year ago when the area was flooded to make an artificial lake serving as a water reservoir -- he ignored three road signs warning of a dead-end," Piotr Smolen, police spokesman in Glubczyce, southern Poland, told AFP Friday.

"It was still night time and he didn't notice the road led into the lake. His GPS told him to drive straight ahead and he did," Smolen said, adding the driver had not been under the influence of alcohol.

The road ran straight downhill into the lake. The Mercedes mini-van was nearly entirely submerged and was unable to back out on its own after being inundated with water.

The driver and two passengers escaped unharmed from the submerged vehicle and waited on its roof for police and fire rescue crews.

The driver placed the first call to emergency services while still inside the sinking van.
Polish driver follows GPS directions into lake - Yahoo! News UK

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LOL I needed that thanks - I'm so proud of my peoples - They listen to robots more than their own common sense... I thought this was still going to be a joke and it's a real story - insult to injury LOL - Glad I was sliced with a bit of French and Greek in my family tree, perhaps that's what is saving me.