[Talk-us] Women trust GPS, drive SUV into Lake

2011-06-17 Thread Mike N
http://www.documentingreality.com/forum/f225/women-trust-gps-drive-suv-into-lake-81264/ I did check the OSM map to be sure there were no non-existing roads shown crossing the lake. ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org

[Talk-us] GPS overreliance anecdotes (WAS: Women trust GPS, drive SUV into Lake)

2011-06-17 Thread Craig Hinners
Reminds me of when, on the first day of a new job, I accepted a ride withmy new co-workerto join others at the traditional "lunch with the new guy". He didn't know the way to the restaurant, but I did,having checked OSM prior to leaving.No matter, he insisted on obeying his GPS and ignoring me. I

Re: [Talk-us] GPS overreliance anecdotes (WAS: Women trust GPS, drive SUV into Lake)

2011-06-17 Thread Kristian M Zoerhoff
On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 05:28:29AM -0700, Craig Hinners wrote: No matter, he insisted on obeying his GPS and ignoring me. I bit my tongue, what with being the new guy and all. Three wrong turns, two missed expressway exits, and one illegal u-turn later, we arrived at the restaurant. Fifteen

Re: [Talk-us] Women trust GPS, drive SUV into Lake

2011-06-17 Thread Kristian M Zoerhoff
On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 06:15:01AM -0400, Mike N wrote: http://www.documentingreality.com/forum/f225/women-trust-gps-drive-suv-into-lake-81264/ I did check the OSM map to be sure there were no non-existing roads shown crossing the lake. The *claim* the GPS directed them into the lake,

Re: [Talk-us] Women trust GPS, drive SUV into Lake

2011-06-17 Thread John F. Eldredge
Kristian M Zoerhoff kristian.zoerh...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 06:15:01AM -0400, Mike N wrote: http://www.documentingreality.com/forum/f225/women-trust-gps-drive-suv-into-lake-81264/ I did check the OSM map to be sure there were no non-existing roads shown crossing

Re: [Talk-us] Women trust GPS, drive SUV into Lake

2011-06-17 Thread Kristian M Zoerhoff
On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 06:15:01AM -0400, Mike N wrote: http://www.documentingreality.com/forum/f225/women-trust-gps-drive-suv-into-lake-81264/ I did check the OSM map to be sure there were no non-existing roads shown crossing the lake. I did see a post mentioning that there appears to

Re: [Talk-us] Women trust GPS, drive SUV into Lake

2011-06-17 Thread Bill Ricker
On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 6:15 AM, Mike N nice...@att.net wrote:  I did check the OSM map to be sure there were no non-existing roads shown crossing the lake. When NOT using turn-by-turn but boater-style azimuth-range guidance, I have looked to turn down a county/town borders. Those gray lines go

Re: [Talk-us] Women trust GPS, drive SUV into Lake

2011-06-17 Thread Paul Johnson
On 06/17/2011 06:22 AM, Mike N wrote: On 6/17/2011 9:01 AM, Kristian M Zoerhoff wrote: The*claim* the GPS directed them into the lake, but I've yet to see any indication of what GPS or what maps they had, or why they couldn't be bothered to notice the large body of water through the