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Family of man who drove off collapsed bridge sues Google Maps for 'misguiding him to death' (www.lbc.co.uk)

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[–] SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All signs and barriers kept getting moved/stolen.

[–] peter@feddit.uk 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If the bridge was no longer there why wasn't there massive unmovable concrete barriers in the road?

[–] SSUPII@sopuli.xyz -4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I have read because it was a private road, they are legally not allowed to place an unmovable object

[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

That doesn't make sense. If it's a private road, wouldn't that mean you can place whatever you want on it? It's your road.

[–] Madison_rogue@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

The developer never turned over the road to the North Carolina DOT after completion of the subdivision.

[–] Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

Just depends on the “they”. Local government wouldn’t touch it, the owners could have. I’d say it’s a slam dunk case against the owners for exactly that reason. Google ignored numerous reports so they may get some blame too.