Google Street View Car Hits a Bridge


	Google Street View Car Hits a Bridge
JohnWaterman
4-10-2009 6:55 AM
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4-10-2009 3:24 PM
deb2012
clicking "start here" and watching the result of hitting the bridge is cool!
4-10-2009 9:10 PM
Anomaly100
Maybe he needed a map and was lost?!
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