Thread: Idiots with GPS street directories!

Originally Posted by Ralph1Malph

I do not have one the aforementioned devices coz' I would be guilty of the very concerns expressed by Damo.
I already find it hard to drink from my spill-proof cup whilst I text the boss, skip songs on my i-pod and plug in my laptop to the blue tooth connector to send my days email.
I am just lucky I drive an auto D1 and most other cars on the freeway have working fog lamps!
No idea how I would program a GPS street directory as well!

Regards
Ralph

WOT ??
U don't smoke too by any chance??

having them in the middle of the windscreen is an offence - obscure vision, most probably coupled with neg. drive depending on the manner they are driving..,....

having said that - i rubber band mine to the rhs of the rear vision mirror - as its out of the way or use velcro patches to stick it to the dash and just listen,

as for using it in the city - its great for surveillance as it shows me where the one way and dead end streets are - nothing worse than following a crook into a dead end street and having them take a real good look at you as they pass you - might as well go back to the office and eat BURNT toast!!!!

he he he

Originally Posted by one_iota

This is an ethical question:

Damo.... if a person (let's say a child) walked onto the road without looking and the difference between being run over and not being run over was you using your horn (and it doesn't work) who is responsible?

I wouldn't use the horn as the child would most likely freeze with fright and I would have lost the braking and avoidence time I need dodge the little sod who's parents and a slack state government school system couldn't be bothered to teach road safety to, as it was easier and to put a 40kph zone in.

Seriously, and i know this from experience, when that pedestrian scenario happens, if you can use the horn, you won't be close enough to get them and can slow and avoid. If they do step out and collision is imminent, you may have enough time to swerve and brake but not likely.
I was hit by a car when I was six. I stepped out without looking and accept all blame as that is the truth to it. Roads are for cars, footpaths for people. Pedestrians and legislators need to understand that the pedestrian is far more easier to control than the car and should not have more rights to the road than the motorist. At the same time, we recognise that operating a motervehicle requires a high degree of concentration yet allow distractions to drivers within these vehicles.

I operate an armoured truck through Sydney CBD for up to 10 hours at a time and what pedestrians and other drivers do is astounding. I really fear that humans are de-evolving. The top of the food chain should not be held by creatures this dumb!

already find it hard to drink from my spill-proof cup whilst I text the boss

Ralph.... I just find it hard to text!...I thought phone where for talking into


Inc is right... It's not the technology that is the issue... it's the dopey buggers using it....................that's why my magellan stays on the desk around town

My Garmin is mounted on top of the dashboard above the 5 gauges in the middle.
I use it as my speedo because the needle jumps all over the place

Great for around town, but a ***** in the tunnels

That's speculation. Its a bit hard to predict if the outcome was determined by a functional or non functional horn.

I don't understand why the guy was even needing to look at the SatNav - they're meant to talk to you. Used one in Europe for a while and it was AMAZING. Even in peculiar little French villages it was able to direct me right to our front door.

Originally Posted by dullbird

i also understand but if it wasn't for the fact i have destinator and i was working off a map i would probably still be looking for the rental property we live in...............

thats not to say i can't read a map i can just not while i'm driving ......and no good at memorising have a memory of a goldfish

what was this thread about again

dullbird

I take offence to these lies, Goldfish have very good memories,
This is just a slanderous accusation propergated by unimaginative weak minded persons. Or the church of scientology, besides just cause their gold doesn't mean they're blonde................

Speaking of which isn't it funny how many newer cars seem to have the glass house look (very small pillars so as to not abstruct peripheral vision of pedestrians) would it be safe to assume these newer vehicles therefore have a similar appearance to an aquarium. Therefore one must concure that the habitants of these so called artificial aquatic santuaries would be fish. Now I have blonde hair, hey look and absorciser on tele ........ now what was I saying? Oh well I'll think of it again next lap.

Meanwhile in the words of Douglas Adams

" So long and thanks for all the fish"