when does a gps cost $1000?

The 'what's wrong with this country rant' from someone who has to rely on a talking digital box for his directions?!?!? Puh-leeze!

 

GPS is wrong because god for bid something were to happen to GPS systems, you would have alot of misguided people in area's they are not suppose to be in. With that, you can not teach common sense to anyone and one that has to relay on GPS to get them around should not be able to drive a vehicle at any size. Either you have it or you don't.

 

Good for you. I stated on another post somewhere on this forum to the effect that whatever happened to maps? Many drivers now-a-days state they can't live in their truck without a laptop, GPS, TV with attached VHS/DVD, and the like. I wonder how we ever existed when all we had was an A.M. radio in the dash, and a Rand McNally, and probably a 40 channel & if you were lucky it was side band C.B. transceiver. That was naturally after the FCC increased the channels from 23 to 40 and you paid a fee for licensing of your radio station. Mine was Kilo Ecko November 8211

From a retired federal DOT Official

 

Way to much blame is being put on the GPS. There is nothing wrong with using GPS, just like there isn't anything wrong with using maps. When I travel I use maps but would like to buy a GPS at some point.

Both the maps and the GPS units are only as good as the information that would put in or on them. If they are not up to date they are not much good.

One year while traveling to Florida from Nova Scotia, we were using a map that was made a few years before. Well we hit one section of highway in the US that had been changed a bit. The map did show this so we used common sense and followed the road signs and we were able to make it pass that new section. The map was fine for the rest of the trip.

Using the GPS didn't cause the problem. Not using his head did cause it. The GPS will suggest a route, the driver has to make the final decision and decide if that is the right one to take. The road sign wins over the GPS as it should have the most up to date info on it. So you avoid that route and with the help of the GPS you pick another one.

So don't blame the GPS, blame the user. He could have done the same thing with the map and used the same excuse.

James

 

I never did have a GPS in the truck. But I did have a commerical R/M map and I asked alot of questions. Never on the CB thou. You want to stir up a bees hive just ask for direction from one place to another on the CB radio. The best directions I've ever had came out of a fire station. They really knew all the streets.

 

I like your post and agree that too many people are just plain dumb. In this case though, I dont see how it has anything to do with the GPS. He said he didnt see the signs saying 'no commercial vehicle' which was a lie.
I couldnt quite tell from your narrative..........did you give him a ticket or not?