From: nospam@nospam.invalid   
      
   In article <783fd090-d807-4552-83fc-4f101424b480@googlegroups.com>,   
   Harry K  wrote:   
      
   > > > Odd, we got by jus fine with paper maps and enough brains to remember a   
   > > > few route changes for over  100 years, now the moronic drivers can't get   
   to   
   > > > the local drive-in without something to tell him when to turn.   
   >   
   > > we got by with typewriters, phones attached to walls and quite a bit   
   > > more. who wants to go back to that?   
   >   
   > And how much of that pertains to driving.  One can drive just fine withoug an   
   > electronic gizmo glued to you. Try it sometime.   
      
   i do it every day.   
      
   > > how many paper maps must one carry? for a major area like los angeles,   
   > > san francisco or new york city, that could be a *lot* of maps.   
   >   
   > So no one was able to find their way around big cities 20 years ago?   
      
   they were, but it was more work.   
      
   people were able to write books without computers too.   
      
   why go back to that nonsense?   
      
   > > for a road trip, even more so.   
   >   
   > I drove every state in the union minus Hawaii including many coast to coast.   
   > Usually one map per state.   
      
   that only works for highways.   
      
   if you want to find your way around a city, like san francisco or new   
   york city, you're going to need a bunch of local maps.   
      
   > If you feel you need to be looking at a map while   
   > on a trip, do it the way sensible people do and look at whatever version of a   
   > map (paper or electronic) when the vehicle is not moving, like while fueling   
   > up, eating or, wonder of wonders,  before you get in the car.  It ain't   
   > rocket science.   
      
   sensible people use technology to make their drive safer and more   
   comfortable.   
      
   what you describe is primitive.   
      
   technology also provides real time maps, with routing based on current   
   traffic conditions, which can change at any time.   
      
   i've seen it suggest one way and then during the drive, it tells me to   
   take an exit and detour because it knows something just happened on the   
   existing route.   
      
   a paper map would never be able to do that.   
      
   if that something is a road hazard, like ice, snow, landslide, etc.,   
   that could actually have prevented another crash.   
      
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