Uber Driver Takes Snowmobile Route, Discovers the Reason Its Snowmobile-Only

An Uber driver who took a snowmobile-only route despite his passengers' objections ended up with egg on his face and a citation for his trouble.

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By: Robbie Bacon

Feb 23, at 8:12am ET

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There's something almost unbeatable about telling someone "I told you so" when they point-blank refuse to take you seriously. Four Uber riders got to do that to their Uber driver in Georgia recently. It might not have felt so sweet for the group at the time, but they'll probably look back on it fondly.

The group of riders was taking an Uber to Bailey, Colorado, when their Uber driver insisted on taking snowmobile-only Georgia Pass, a Summit County Sheriff’s Office report stated. It was reported that the driver's GPS unit instructed him to take the route before he was stranded, despite the group telling him it was wrong; he was insistent on following the instructions until the bitter end.

It wasn't just the riders that told the driver not to follow the path; there were other signs, literal signs. The Uber driver passed three large signs that specified the route was closed to wheeled vehicles. But the driver ploughed on until the vehicle slid off the road into a ditch while approaching Middle Fork.

Luckily, no one in the car was injured, but hopefully the driver's ego took a decent hit. There was no chance of getting the vehicle back on the path, so everyone had to wait until a deputy arrived with a tow rope. Thankfully, the driver didn't get off scot-free, as he was ultimately issued a citation for blindly following his GPS and ignoring common sense.

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It seems like ignorance was catching on that day as a juvenile went for a late-night drive to "clear his head", but ended up on the snowmobile-only pass, which ultimately ends up reaching an elevation of around 11,598 feet.

Ultimately, the teenager's vehicle became stuck on the pass, which ultimately led to him ditching it and walking down the trail for four hours until he could get cell service to call his mother. The poor cell reception meant his mother couldn't tell where her son was, but eventually he was picked up by authorities and brought home safely.