Death by GPS

Death by GPS refers to the death of people attributable, in part, to following GPS directions or GPS maps.[1][2][3] Death by GPS has been noted in several deaths in Death Valley, California,[4][5] a lost hiker at Joshua Tree National Park in southeastern California,[6] and incidents in Washington State, Australia, England, Italy and Brazil.

  1. ^ McKenzie, Matthew. "'Death by GPS' a Growing Problem for Careless Drivers". AllBusiness.com. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ^ Milner, Greg (3 May 2016). "Death by GPS: Why do we follow digital maps into dodgy places?". Ars Technica. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  3. ^ Milner, Greg (3 May 2016). Pinpoint: How GPS Is Changing Technology, Culture, and Our Minds (First, hardcover ed.). W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0393089127.
  4. ^ "Experts Warn of 'Death by GPS' as More People Visit Remote Wildernesses". Fox News. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  5. ^ Knudson, Tom (30 January 2011). "'Death by GPS' in desert". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  6. ^ "'Death by GPS' in California desert". mcclatchydc. Retrieved 21 January 2018.