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landybabe:
I'm sure i can't be the only person who is frustrated by the number of news reports about sat nav users getting into trouble because they are incapable of operating their equipment properly. :x
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_east/7259742.stm

I'm not having a go at just one individual (although... if the cap fits! :twisted:) because there are many people using these sat navs with no real idea about how they work.
Why has common sense regarding the reading of road signs disappeared since they started being used? News reports often make it sound like these people were taken along unsuitable routes by the sat navs themselves when in fact the sat navs are basically still just maps and it's people who are doing the driving!
If people are to continue using them they should take the time to learn how they work, and find out what they are capable of doing instead of obeying every instruction without question.........

climbs down off soap box....again

Thrasher:
Sat-Nav = Tool

Bad workman - blames tools.

Nuff said.

harveyg77:
Totally agree, whilst in the Clio, I used my Garmin to navigate along some back lanes I was unfamiliar with. The Satnav told me to take a left turn which looked very narrow, so I stopped and had a look. Yep, a 'Green Lane' which would be fine in the Freelander. Being in the Clio I simply ignored the Satnav drove on, instead of taking her guidance, she recalculated a new route and I got their fine. No driving into fields, off cliffs, or whatever else people seem to end up doing because they fear applying comon-sense and ignoring their Satnav if it appears to be making them do something wrong/dangerous/stupid.

Cheers H

mike142sl:
These are probably the people who didn't bother to learn how to use maps either resulting in them using signs. You don't have to learn how to use sat navs just tell it you're final destination and off you go. Because it has a voice they treat it as official and believe everything it tells them.

discowoman:
A lot of trouble occurs when people use the 'SHORTEST ROUTE' option.....when hubby uses his in his truck, he sets it to 'Fastest' as this is usually A roads or M ways....still has to include a bit of lateral thinking sometimes tho' - once tried to take him under a 8' bridge (his wagon is 11 foot 5) and the Wrong way up a 1 way street

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