Mini-Rant: Bad Driving Advice
Why are there so many people that think it’s necessary to tell you the many and varied ways in which your sat-nav devices are just wrong? The device has planned the route and it will tell you what to do as you drive it, so why go out of your way ignore it, force it to recalculate the route every few minutes and generally piss the fucking thing off?
I’ve only been driving for a month or so, and every time I mention that I’ll be going somewhere more than couple of miles away, I always get the same response:
How are you getting there? Don’t listen to your sat-nav!
The problem is, I have no idea!
Frankly, I don’t NEED to know every twist and turn well in advance because some very clever people have made a nice little device that will do all of that for me! But still, everyone and his dog feels it’s his duty to start giving out directions anyway!
Now, what do you think is the most likely outcome in this situation?
I have a reliable device right in front of my face for the whole journey, with detailed directions full of arrows, distances, speed updates and all sorts of other information. It’s telling me at all times exactly how long the journey will take and even points me towards the nearest Starbucks …
On the other hand, I have YOUR advice.
OK so, um, when the sat-nav says Go Left at the first roundabout, um, don’t. Then, when you get to *insert landmark I’ve never heard of and would not recognize in a million years here*, go right.
… and when I ask how far I’m going before that turn of yours, you have no idea!
… and when I ask what road your route will take me onto, you have no idea!
… and when I ask about the difference in amounts of traffic and/or roadworks YOU HAVE NO IDEA!
So, in those circumstances, which method would YOU follow?
Exactly.
So, for God’s sake, PLEASE … if you’re only GUESSING when giving me these directions, or even if you actually do know the route well, but are too retarded to describe it adequately, just let me know beforehand so I can ignore you for the worthless fuckwit that you are.
Thank you.
Drive safe, now!
MisterShouty 