Of course it is a good idea to plan your journey well, but when you
get lost en route (e.g. because the person responsible for map reading
makes a mistake - she always does !-) ) it is quite nice to have a
backup machine which shouts 'if possible make U-turn' or which creates
a new alternative route all by itself! Saves many of us from having
rows in the car! Of course when your mapreader is as infallible as ATC
things are different...
Frank.
On Sun, 7 Jun 2009 11:23:21 +0100, Chris Barker wrote:
>Wotcha need a car GPS for?
>
>Read a map, prepare the journey, know where you're going and where
>you've been. Car-mounted satnavs (for the use of the driver) are a
>dangerous distraction, almost as bad as a mobile phone, and smack of
>an unwillingness to plan your way.
>
>Caveats:
>
>1. Andrew Fildes is away and someone has to make his comments for him.
>2. This is aimed at all users of satnavs; I replied to Bill's email
>merely out of convenvience.
>3. It's even more dangerous to use an iPhone with satnav as it keeps
>switching the display to dim ...
>
>:-)
>
>Chris
>
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