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GPS navigation system Routed 11-Foot Tall Bus Under the 9-Foot Bridge

A bus carrying the Garfield High School girls softball team was routed by GPS under the 9-foot bridge. It was even worst that the driver didn't see the flashing lights or yellow sign posting the bridge height.

"We haven't really had serious problems with anything, but here it's presented a problem that we didn't consider," Abegg said of the GPS unit. "We just thought it would be a safe route because, why else would they have a selection for a bus?"

Everyone was fine but the driver was not released by the police and given a $154 ticket. A spokesman for Garmin Ltd., the manufacturer of the GPS unit used by Journey Lines, said an independent company that also supplies information to online mapping sites provides its underlying data.

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