The tranquility of Villars-sur-Var (Alpes-Maritimes)a small village in thehinterland-nicehas been troubled lately. As often, Christian Saxemarda resident, painted at home. Then suddenly he hears “a big, big noise, a huge thing”. “The damage is the whole barrier that has been swept away“, he says. A 44-tonne truck tore up everything in its path. The driver, an Italian, had nothing to do on this road, prohibited at most 15 tons.
He explains that he followed his GPS, that of Google. “Google directs trucks vehicles on this departmental road which arrives at Villars-sur-Var, which is very narrow and dangerous“, explains Carole Borelli, first assistant to the mayor of the municipality. Google maps does not, in fact, indicate the main road, but a steep road prohibits to more than 15 tonnes, which often get stuck, causing moreover a lot of damage in the town. The deputy mayor issues an alert and asks Google to change the route, fearing an accident.
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