Difference between revisions of "Talk:783: I Don't Want Directions"
| (5 intermediate revisions by 5 users not shown) | |||
| Line 5: | Line 5: | ||
Am I the only one that doesn't automatically assume the GPS knows best? I always look it up anyway... especially in Houston where there are a lot of roads that the system thinks is "divided," so it will try to route you in a circuitous way to ensure you can make a right-turn in (when in reality it is totally possible to make the left turn). [[Special:Contributions/108.162.220.23|108.162.220.23]] 15:52, 9 April 2014 (UTC) | Am I the only one that doesn't automatically assume the GPS knows best? I always look it up anyway... especially in Houston where there are a lot of roads that the system thinks is "divided," so it will try to route you in a circuitous way to ensure you can make a right-turn in (when in reality it is totally possible to make the left turn). [[Special:Contributions/108.162.220.23|108.162.220.23]] 15:52, 9 April 2014 (UTC) | ||
| + | :No. In Britain GPS systems usually assume the motorways are quickest when in Britain the motorways are usually clogged. | ||
| + | |||
| + | :It was 2010, so it was before when smartphones got ''this'' popular. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.85.204|141.101.85.204]] 05:39, 17 June 2015 (UTC) [[User:Weatherlawyer| I used Google News BEFORE it was clickbait]] ([[User talk:Weatherlawyer|talk]]) 17:10, 26 January 2015 (UTC) | ||
| + | |||
| + | If someone insists on giving directions, listen to them; it may mean the place isn't where maps think it is, or they give a road that's not there or something. At least three addresses in my immediate family have this problem to some degree.[[Special:Contributions/108.162.221.16|108.162.221.16]] 18:59, 2 September 2015 (UTC) | ||
| + | * Agreed: in my area, people may have adress "house X", but with "access via dead end Y" [[Special:Contributions/172.68.11.243|172.68.11.243]] 05:30, 28 July 2020 (UTC) | ||
Latest revision as of 19:01, 5 November 2024
Are you sure the postman can find his way? Maybe you need to put the directions on the letter, just to be safe. Davidy²²[talk] 02:33, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
Unless you're using Apple Maps on an iPhone 5S. Watch out for those runways. 74.140.141.101 18:16, 5 October 2013 (UTC)
Am I the only one that doesn't automatically assume the GPS knows best? I always look it up anyway... especially in Houston where there are a lot of roads that the system thinks is "divided," so it will try to route you in a circuitous way to ensure you can make a right-turn in (when in reality it is totally possible to make the left turn). 108.162.220.23 15:52, 9 April 2014 (UTC)
- No. In Britain GPS systems usually assume the motorways are quickest when in Britain the motorways are usually clogged.
- It was 2010, so it was before when smartphones got this popular. 141.101.85.204 05:39, 17 June 2015 (UTC) I used Google News BEFORE it was clickbait (talk) 17:10, 26 January 2015 (UTC)
If someone insists on giving directions, listen to them; it may mean the place isn't where maps think it is, or they give a road that's not there or something. At least three addresses in my immediate family have this problem to some degree.108.162.221.16 18:59, 2 September 2015 (UTC)
- Agreed: in my area, people may have adress "house X", but with "access via dead end Y" 172.68.11.243 05:30, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
