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Originally Posted by sok
Short and to the point....
One of the requirements of being able to aquire a drivers license should be the ability to read and understand a map.
Not a GPS but a paper road map.
Where you are are in relation to landmarks.
Tragedy?
Yes.
Could have been avoided easily?
Yes.
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They followed the map, they knew what road they were on but got lost on unmarkerd roads. I'm an expericened traveler and have gotten lost in well marker cities. When I moved to the west coast, I couldnt belevie people used chains on their tires and that roads were clsoed from the snow. Growing up in the northeast, I figured it was just a bunch of west coast wimps. Until.....I experienced my first winter in the Sierras. Those storms are MUCH worse than anything we get here. I can only imagine Oregon is the same thing.