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11th May, 2009 at 11:24 AM

Quentin Wilson on this morning's today program:

"We all know what too much reliance on satnavs causes - Driving off cliffs"

(or words to that effect, seem to have forgotten them a bit in the past 2.5 hours)

Perhaps we should implement compulsory use of satnavs as a new traffic calming measure?

Current Location:London Bridge
Current Mood: amused
Current Music:the complete and utter silence of invigilation

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exmoor_cat

11th May, 2009 11:28 (UTC)

Ban the fuckers altogether! Am sick of the articulated lorries comnig down our cul de sac because of the crap data and slavish following of such shite. Mk1 eyeball and map is fine.

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helflaed

11th May, 2009 13:17 (UTC)

They are, indeed, craptastic. I worked on some of the early versions, many many years ago and I could plan a better route faster than them with a roadmap. Some of the routes even now are downright dangerous, but people seem to think that "Danger- deep ford" or "Road unsuitable for motorised vehicles" do not apply if the sacred Satnav says it is OK.

Plus there is the fun of user error where twerps put the postcode in wrong and go to the wrong town because they couldn't be arsed to check.

I'm with you on this one. Give me a map, I'll find you. Give me directions and I WILL get lost.

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fiat_knox

11th May, 2009 12:07 (UTC)

Funny you should say that ...

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