GPS units,Don't argue with them lol.
Submitted: Thursday, Aug 28, 2014 at 19:22
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Axle
We haven't used our Navman for ages ,and a trip to the big smoke recently made me relize, that they can be very very good or totally frustrating,.. one thing for sure if you disagree with the route its taking you on, say nothing! just. follow its directions,.other wise you become a screaming maniac, ..and might upset the passengers..lol.
Cheers Axle.
Reply By: V8 Troopie - Thursday, Aug 28, 2014 at 20:56
Thursday, Aug 28, 2014 at 20:56
And *never* select the shortest route in a city. It is guaranteed to take the longest time as it will make you stop at every traffic light.
Regarding disagreeing with the route it choose, I do that for a sport just to see how long it takes to calculate a backtrack and the
places chosen to do a U turn. The unit eventually gives up suggesting backtracking and calculates new routes as you move along, getting you there.
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Follow Up By: Graeme - Friday, Aug 29, 2014 at 08:18
Friday, Aug 29, 2014 at 08:18
I have a Garmin and have 'Karen' as the spoken voice. She is obviously a city girl as she barely puts a foot wrong there, but in the country the routes she gives me are sometimes jaw dropping.
For the hell of it I have followed her down some interesting country lanes to a destination on the highway on which I was travelling.
It does show that tourists blindly following a GPS could end up in someone's cow paddock if the unit was not recently updated.
Fortunately I use the GPS for a rough guide as I have a good idea of all the Australian cities, especially
Melbourne, as in the past I was a part time taxi driver there and have a very good sense of direction.
When I was flying (private pilot) I preferred paper maps and visual fixes with timing to know where I was at all times.
Where I worked in Africa the 'pilots' could not use maps so the aircraft was fitted with two separate GPS, if one was not working the aircraft was grounded until fixed. Meanwhile the expat pilots used paper maps with the GPS as a reference. Nav aids were normally inaccurate or not working.
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Follow Up By: Kurd - Friday, Aug 29, 2014 at 18:18
Friday, Aug 29, 2014 at 18:18
Just as an interesting side note, "Karen" is an Australian woman, Karen Jacobsen who is also the voice of Siri in your Apple devices.
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