Unfortunately, the 67-year-old Belgian woman didn’t factor
in the possibility of a malfunctioning GPS navigation system.
Rather than her intended destination of Brussels, Moreau
found herself 900 miles away in Zagreb, Croatia – a two-day detour that took
her through six different countries.
Despite seeing traffic signs in multiple languages, refueling
several times, and crossing five European borders, Moreau did not stop to
question her TomTom navigational system until she arrived in Zagreb.
"I saw
all kinds of traffic signs. First in French, then in German - Cologne, Aachen,
Frankfurt," she told a Belgium news website.
"But I
didn't ask myself any questions. I was just distracted, so I kept my foot
down," she added.
When Moreau
failed to arrive at the train station to collect her friend, the hapless
motorist’s son reported her missing.
Police
searched her house and were on the verge of launching a full-scale manhunt when
she phoned home to say she was in Zagreb.
Moreau then
faced another 900-mile journey back to her home in Soire-sur-Sambre, Belgium,
finally arriving 60 hours after she first set out.
A spokesman for police in Belgium
told news sources: 'This is an incredible story.
'These GPS systems cause problems
from time to time but nothing like this. But this woman has done nothing wrong
and we just have to believe her.'
Some people just don’t know when
to quit using Apple Maps…
"I guess I didn't read the signs properly..."
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