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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.
 
:No. In Britain GPS systems usually assume the motorways are quickest when in Britain the motorways are usually clogged.
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: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)
 
[[User:Weatherlawyer| I used Google News BEFORE it was clickbait]] ([[User talk:Weatherlawyer|talk]]) 17:10, 26 January 2015 (UTC)

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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)