DOES YOUR GPS ALWAYS GIVE YOU GOOD DIRECTIONS?

[Bricealan]

I HAVE GOTTEN DIRECTIONS ALMOST THIS BAD

[purplepoppy]

No. And you'll be surprised how many people blindly follow them. Some American tourists caused havoc last year after driving down a footpath near me.

The photo is a small town I often visit and I always smile when I walk past wondering what made them erect it.

As for me, there's a net work of B roads and tracks here that satnavs love to send you down. On paper they look quicker but in reality your lucky to get higher than 3rd gear. I'm as always wary of been sent off a main road

[Bricealan]

Mine sometimes tells me to turn left, at the next 'unnamed road"... and there isn't any road?

[Bricealan]

P. S. Well, leave it to the stupid American tourists, to do stuff like that! You should see the crazy stuff they do here!!!

[purplepoppy]

Often happens around new roads or where they've just put a bypass in

[electromagnetic]

Google always has the fastest route toward places that I’ll surely get myself into trouble.

[slatyb]

Around Seattle it does. We need it because downtown is a maze of one-way streets and lane restrictions, because some roads have been intermittently closed for construction, and because there may be backups on one route or another.

One day we discovered that it does not know about forest road closures.

[TommyMountainFigure]

I'm an Ex London Taxi Driver. I know my way around London better than any GPS Device.

I did like that photo though.. made me chuckle!

[WindyandWarms]

I read a study about you guys. It said you have bigger brains. (or something like that) The most money I've ever made, was from driving taxi. Anyone can be an Uiber driver. I loved the excitement of hauling drug dealers and killers.
They all wanted to kill me.
When a fare wanted to kill me, I just stopped the cab and asked them to do it. Talk about a deer in headlights. lol
It's tough to kill a nice person. I begged them to "off" me. I loved driving taxi at night. I loved bringing tears to the eyes of killers.

[Bricealan]

@WindyandWarms I tried that once and they SHOT me... right between the eyes!!! With a water pistol. !!!

[TommyMountainFigure]

@WindyandWarms It's the hippocampus (not sure about the spelling) from all the information we have to take in and then be able to recall. Not so much now, but at my best I could close my eyes and recall the entire map of London, filling in every road. But you are right. Especially at night you do pick up the most varied of people! Sometimes wonder if you're going to get paid, bilked or stabbed lol.

[TommyMountainFigure]

You almost had me then! hahahaha

[WindyandWarms]

Anyone can Google this. It's a real thing.

[TommyMountainFigure]

@WindyandWarms Nooo. I wasn't doubting you.. I meant Bricealan almost had me then!!

[TommyMountainFigure]

Thank you for selecting my answer as most helpful.

[DryGermanGuy]

Usually yes, but maaaan, two or three times a fucking GPS sent me basically to Waikiki or whatever the German equivalent is. So embarrassing explaining it to your colleagues then.

[WindyandWarms]

I hate to admit it, but Apple maps is better than Google.

[dustybiker2]

I never use them. That's what locals are for, and they are always more accurate.

[exitseven]

I hardly ever use it but I have had good luck with it.

[JacobJordan]

I am the GPS so yes. I give fantastic directions

[SolitarySolace]

Majority of the time, yeah. Sometimes however I end up on the highway 😰

[laly520]

sometimes it doesn't

[NathanDavis]

yes, but it is a city...

[Nikki1989]

No and I never use it.

[Yannae]

It hasn't let me down, SO FAR.

[Iron_Man]

No it doesn’t

[Iron_Man]

I go by my cell phone directions today I have to do that

[Booklover_90]

For the most part.

[DagonbroughtMehere]

No..