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   From: tmcd@panix.com   
      
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   Greg Goss   wrote:   
   >"Rod Speed"  wrote:   
   >>No, it should have made it clear that it was diverting   
   >>from the original route because of the congestion it   
   >>knew about, instead of leaving you to guess that   
   >>that was the reason for the diversion.   
   >   
   >I'm a driver, dealing with a complex situation.  The GPS unit has   
   >been "hired" to provide me with turn-by-turn instructions on how to   
   >get where I'm going.   
   >   
   >"Why" is interesting, but at the time, it's a distraction.   
      
   There have been a number of news reports about GPS units giving   
   directions.  I don't usually review a proposed set of directions in   
   advance.  I would probably wonder whether   
   - the GPS was very confused   
   - there was a sudden reason for ordering this maneuver   
      
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   Tim McDaniel, tmcd@panix.com   
      
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