I hope you will kindly note that what I posted, in its entirety, had certain diplomatic overtones. This is the Canuckian way.

Yes indeed, people are stupid. It's an unfortunately imprecise term. Referring specifically to myself, I find that I am sleepy, hurried, distracted, stressed, grumpy, caffeine-shy, etcetera bloody etcetera, within any 24-hour period you care to name. I'm trying to fulfill my obligations. People rely on me; and I rely on them. This is called civilization; it's built on trust. And this is why digital maps that land you at the edge of the runway of an international airport are a problem. It's not virtual or hypothetical, it's a breach of trust with real consequences; and because I am all of the things above, I might in a moment of stress or inattention ... make the wrong call.

But I would like to think that I would listen to my BS detector and look out the window, despite the shiny box.

Excellent point! To paraphrase a prominent American, some of the people are stupid all of the time, all of the people are stupid some of the time, but not all of the people are stupid all of the time (fortunately).

I would be curious to know if these foks who blundered were actually looking at a map or were they following verbal directions? I think going in "turn by" mode gives one tunnel vision with occasional unfortunate results. One the other hand, there are folks who cannot interpret even the simplest road map.