From: twsherman@REMOVE_THISsouthslope.net   
      
   On 2/28/2014 3:03 PM, nospam wrote:   
   > 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.   
   >   
   The read road hazards are the worthless, selfish people who think safety   
   is having 2 or more tons of mass around them, and screw everyone else.   
      
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