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Irish Road of Doom

Posted by Alex Turnbull, Friday, 3rd November 2006

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I wonder if these drivers know that the road they’re driving along outside Cork, Ireland isn’t actually finished yet?

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Thanks to David Patrick.

8 Responses to 'Irish Road of Doom'

  1. Lee says:

    Do you think they notice errors like that when putting the images together or whether it’s just a compitition in their office to get the most ‘mistakes’ featured on this website?

  2. Tom Raftery says:

    That’s two images of the (recently completed) Ballincollig by-pass stitched together. The image on the left from the during construction phase, and the image on the right from after road completion naturally!

  3. Mike says:

    Aiieeeeeee! Doom!

  4. Drew says:

    Yeah…and do the drivers know that the seasons change instantly as well?

    :)

  5. Michi Disperso says:

    There is no more middle-seasons…

  6. Kelly Bundy's Breasts says:

    Reminds me of an episode of “Married With Children” where one town is shrouded in perpetual darkness.

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0642264/

  7. Duncanio says:

    I have seen a similar error to this one. Find England, (UK) and then Birmingham. Look on Maps for the ‘M6 Toll road’ - a blue (motorway) road. Follow it round using hybrid and you will see the road disappears at one point. There is a lorry about to crash!!.

    This was completed recently but it seems that google have only got half way through updating the maps.
    Can it be added to this category?

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