On Monday, the [NY's US] senator [Schumer] called for a federal investigation into the problem [of truckers using sat nav designed for cars that do not take into account truck height] and for the U.S. Department of Transportation to come up with GPS standards that prevent the devices from guiding trucks onto restricted parkways.
There are of course height restriction signs, but Senator Schumer notes that drivers don't read them.
But truck drivers have been increasingly missing the signs as more rely on GPS devices, Schumer said.
Schumer see this not as a human skills issue, but a technology issue that must be addressed via government intervention.
- WSJ
