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Shanghai's Counterfeit Maps

As if it's not already hard enough to get around Shanghai...apparently there's been a rash of counterfeit maps installed in cars' navigation systems as well. Many cab and car drivers in the city began to complain when they relied on their cars' GPS systems for directions and consistently ended up lost. The Shanghai Daily reports that tons of fake systems were installed in cars, as the average price of a real GPS is about $1,200 and a phony can be bought for a few hundred dollars. The number of phony systems in cars actually exceeds the number of genuine ones, according to the Chinese Academy of Surveying and Mapping.

So bring a paper map with you, or ask a local.
(image via BBC)

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