And in another instance of how technology improves lives, this from today's news:
Authorities: Don This is a rough dirt road, not plowed, that starts off up a steep, narrow canyon. There are big signs at the bottom saying it's not maintained, and warning people not to follow their GPS to bypass I-80, but as you can see, they still do.
The really ironic bit is that if they looked at their GPS's map, they'd discover that the only remotely passable routes in winter (for anything but a snowmobile) bring them right back to I-80 :-)