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footpath." ], "fatalities_evidence": [ "# BMW left teetering on 100ft cliff edge after sat-nav directs driver up steep footpath", "A spokesman said: 'Nobody was hurt, but when someone nearly drives off a cliff that shows a lack of care which needs to be investigated." ], "outcome_evidence": [ "# BMW left teetering on 100ft cliff edge after sat-nav directs driver up steep footpath", "A shocked driver is today facing a careless driving charge after his sat-nav left his BMW teetering on the edge of a cliff.", "He only realised something was wrong when his car hit a fence and came to a stop just inches from a 100ft drop.", "A recovery team using a four-wheel drive quad bike took nine hours to haul the BMW away from the cliff edge off Bacup Road in Todmorden, West Yorkshire." ], "gps_role_evidence": [ "# BMW left teetering on 100ft cliff edge after sat-nav directs driver up steep footpath", "Robert Jones said he trusted the gadget and continued to follow its instructions, even when it took 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