Every car you see these days has a sat nav stuck to its window,, can't anyone read a map anymore?
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I can read a map and totally agree agree with you and as a hgv driver i am totally in agreement with your views !
I'm still learning to read maps, so confusing. sent hubby the wrong way the other week we ended up going about 80 miles in wrong direction, he was not best pleased.
Some sat nav's also tell you where the speed cameras are, even the hand held ones, which can be handy on motorways.
hubby has more faith in the sat nav than he does in me, its quicker too, I'm sat there for ages trying to find my starting point never mind my destination
yeah many people can but what would you rather do sit in the car looking for the best route and not knowing what the traffic is going to be like or have all this information at your finger tips :)
yeah i do besides some cities are going up so fast that the nav arent up to date.
Anymore?. I'm a woman, Haven't you heard we just 'CAN'T' read them.. ;-/
It would seem not friend , did you hear about the guy in the USA who went out jogging with one .He jogged over the edge of a cliff!
You haven't used one then, the main advantages are they speak, and you never need to stop to read them, they also change route should you make a detour, also they count down your remaining journey time and distance, there is also usually a 'quick hit' button for a hospital/petrol station/restaurant if you are in a city you dont know it can be much better than a map. Also you can take it with you and walk through a shopping/town centre you have never been before and it will return you to your vehicle! A map is just out of date.
why bother when uv got a homocidal robot stuck to your window that tries sending you off a cliff, as has happened to my dad lol.
i can read maps, but it does take longer than it takes to register a voice saying 'turn left in 100 yards'
yep, i always read maps. If it's long trip i read the map the night before, dont trust the sat navs, make too many stupid mistakes
And no I dont read maps during a journey. If I need to then I pull over, but I've usually imprinted the route in my mind before the trip. To say sat nav is safer is not strictly true, some accident statistics now include taking eyes off road to look or fiddle with the sat nav system.
nah they are too lazy, i wouldnt have one. getting stressed with your map reader is all part of them fun!
surely sat nav is safer than trying to map read while driving, not only cars but most truck drivers need it nowadays as well
well they must be a bit like me no good at orientating
yes, i can mate but we are a dying breed are we not?
either maps are printed upside down or i am going the wrong way..is it only me that needs to read it upside down.
Hi Roy.
I'm the editor of a magazine for members of the Royal Institute of Navigation in London, and one of the leading stories in my next issue features some scary new stats from the RAC. Check it out:
● While 84% of drivers claim to have good map reading skills, the actual number of skilled map readers is in fact far lower.
● 20% of under-35-year-olds surveyed admitted to never having even used a road map.
● 26% of under-35-year-olds don't have a map in their car.
● 50% of all motorists depend on online route planners.
● 61% of under-35-year-olds depend on online route planners.
● 26% of under-35-year-olds rely on satnav to plan their route.
● 65% of drivers aged between 18 and 35 did not know that 'A' roads are marked in red on standard road maps.
● 29% of under-35-year-olds believed the M40 to be the River Avon when reading a map.
Got to ask yourself whether map reading's a dying art, eh?
Perhaps it's my age but I always plan my journey in advance.
A road atlas is best. AA route planner is good too.
I've heard numerous stories about these satnav's taking drivers to the wrong destination. There's a place up in the Valleys which lorry drivers end up in from followin the satnav, then they can't get back down.it's the top of a mountain with a one track road.
Yes around £400 for a satnav
10 quid for a road atlas
AA route planner nowt
Its safer to be directed by a Sat Nav than to be flicking through a book or have piles of print outs from multimap. It also saves arguements, cos you can just blame the maching. Embrace technology, get with it!
yes i can read a map. im a trucker & prefer maps. never tried a sat nav as yet but i,ve heard that they send u the wrong way some times, or down narrow lanes/low bridges etc. cant beat a good map. cheaper & u never have to worry about them getting pinched if u leave it in ur vehicle.
its called moving with the times. why dont you ride a penny farthing anymore. why do you send an email? doesn't anyone know how to write a letter? come on be serious!
you can use sat nav whilst driving do you know how hard it is to read a map whilst driving not to mention dangerous.
Its like saying why use a washing machine can't any1 do it by hand well they can but why the heck would you want to when its easier to put it in the washing machine or in this case why the heck bother with a map when its easier to use sat-nav not to mention more accurate well most of the time even if you are a good map reader.
Using a sat nav is a lot easier than reading a map plus they warn you of speed cameras and can direct you to the nearest petrol station.
Doesn't look it. I have been driving for 7 years and have no intention of buying one
not easy to read a map when you are driving long live tom tom
I can read a map, but also use sat nav. They are certainly better than on line route planners. I find the best way is to use both. The sat nav tends to be ok when you are fairly near to your destination, I use the map to get to the general area, then sat nav to finish off. They do tend to send you around the houses a bit otherwise, but they are definitely safer than trying to read a map or directions.
Things change. Would You have said "can't anyone drive a horse and cart anymore?" when the motor car was introduced? It's progress, and there's nothing we can do about it.
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