Google sued after map directions lead to accident

[kiwi_2005]

Something ain't right here. Maybe next time look where your walking.

When Google Maps' walking directions instructed Lauren Rosenberg to walk along a very busy highway with no pedestrian walkway, she followed the directions exactly.

Unfortunately, she was hit by a car in the process. Now she is suing Google for damages, Search Engine Land reports.

The walking directions from 96 Daly Ave to 1710 Prospector Ave in Park City, Utah, told Rosenberg to walk just over one half of a mile along Deer Valley Drive, also known as Highway 224.

The highway did not have pavements or any other pedestrian-friendly amenities and Rosenberg was struck by a car driven by a man named Patrick Harwood.

Rosenberg filed suit against both Harwood and Google, claiming both carried responsibility in her injury.

Her lawyers claim that Google is liable because it did not warn her that the route would not offer a safe place for a pedestrian to walk.

The Google Maps website does do that, as pictured here. However, Rosenberg says she used Google Maps on her BlackBerry, which did not show that warning, so she is suing for more than $100,000.

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