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To: EinNYC

Yes. It stays neatly folded in my glove compartment.

Kidding aside, I don’t understand the fascination with live navigation. I know where I’m going before I get in the car and the trip terminates near the destination. If I can’t find the destination, it’s always due to incorrect info provided to me...the same info I would have plugged into a GPS.

I would like a GPS for terrain maps & recording trails & whatnot, but I could never embrace another distraction (and theft target) in my car.

Besides, people are dangerous enough on the road with radios, makeup & cell phones (hands-free or not). At least when someone is lost they slow down to a near stop when looking around vs. driving into a lake because the GPS said ‘go straight ahead’...my question would be ‘why’ need a GPS in the car to begin with. But that’s just me. Money better spent elsewhere.

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105 posted on 03/26/2015 6:24:00 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus-)
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To: logi_cal869
I usually know pretty much how to get where I'm going. It's the routing I want the GPS for. It often saves me considerable time showing me routes I never considered.

When I'm behind the wheel, I am all business about driving. I don't do cell phones, personal grooming, etc. That is why I appreciate the GPS voice, "Turn left in 50 feet". It allows me to keep my eyes on the road and the jerks on either side of me instead of having to look away to glance at the GPS screen. Maybe my Garmin was just outdated and maybe they're better now.

109 posted on 03/26/2015 8:00:07 AM PDT by EinNYC
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