{"id":2123,"date":"2009-03-26T16:18:23","date_gmt":"2009-03-26T08:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=2123"},"modified":"2009-03-26T16:18:23","modified_gmt":"2009-03-26T08:18:23","slug":"driver-nearly-got-killed-following-gps-instruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/26\/driver-nearly-got-killed-following-gps-instruction\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver Nearly Got Killed Following GPS Instruction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is just another case of following the GPS blindly. 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