Text 59497, 47 rader
Skriven 2010-01-18 13:44:47 av Charles Scaglione (1:123/789.0)
  Kommentar till text 59492 av TOM WALKER (1:123/140)
Ärende: Garmin ?
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On 1/18/10 6:07 AM, TOM WALKER -> JEAN PARROT wrote:

 JP>> Oh ! A car GPS. I have one besides me most times and she also talks
 TW> and tel
 JP>> me how to drive. ;-) & ;-) some say that a GPS in a car is worse from
 TW> a saf
 JP>> point of view than a cellphone.

 TW> It is becasue you have ot Stare at the screen. And blindly following hte
 TW> turn by turn directions can get you into Big trouble. Like directing you
 TW> to drive over a cliff.

Not any more.  GPS units for an auto all speak to you in clear voice. Just
enter the address or place you wish to find, press "GO" and it starts talking
and gives voice directions with street names, etc. until you arrive at your
destination.

My wife used the Garmin to drive from our home in the Fort Worth area to a
country address outside of Houston.  Took her right to the front door of the
address we set in the unit.  BTW, it's around a 4 to 5 hour drive to the
Houston area from here depending on traffic.

Besides, the screens on most of them are too small to try to follow along
visually.  However, I'm sure young adults (the same ones who "text" while
driving) would probably try to "see" where they're going.

 JP>> The ones that I have are first a 17 year old marine unit, obviously
 TW> for the
 JP>> then sailboat, still runs. Then, an eTrex Summit that is used to find
 TW> our go
 JP>> fishing spots. Hand-held and very nice. I have not resolved yet to
 TW> get a car
 JP>> unit. I hardly ever get disoriented.

 TW> I installed the Delorme Mapping/GPS program on my Toshiba Netbook.
 TW> several years back I took a Gateway Laptop with the Delorme program
 TW> installed on a Airline flight to the midwest and it was fun watching the
 TW> 400+ Knot speed and catching the names of all the smaller towns we flew
 TW> over.

Don't try that anymore while flying.  The FBI will be waiting for you when you
land. :)

Regards.

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