Who uses maps anymore?

[glatt]

We use paper maps and also the phone. Paper maps have far more information available at a glance. That's both a blessing and a curse.

[xoxoxoBruce]

At one time I had maps galore, loved perusing places I hadn't been. Included were USGS 7.5 degree topo maps of everything within 75 miles. I had almost a complete set of official state bicentennial maps from 1976. Now I usually check Google maps before going someplace new, then TomTom on the way.

I was surprised when some people in the southwest told me they update their GPS religiously, because of new construction. In the northeast the only new roads are housing developments, they stopped building main roads years ago

[Griff]

Originally Posted by glatt

We use paper maps and also the phone. Paper maps have far more information available at a glance. That's both a blessing and a curse.

Yeah, as much as I rely on Garmin, paper maps are better for exploring an area.

[limey]

Originally Posted by Griff

Yeah, as much as I rely on Garmin, paper maps are better for exploring an area.

This.
Plus - downloadable A-Zs!????!! I must check that out!

Sent by thought transference

[Carruthers]

There's no guarantee that this chap would have fared any better if he'd used a map, but a certain scepticism towards his satnav instructions might have helped.

'Sat-nav' jams 50ft lorry in Hertfordshire village



A 50ft (15m) lorry became wedged in a small village street after being directed there by a sat-nav, its driver said.

The village was blocked for several hours after the vehicle became stuck in Walkern High Street, Hertfordshire, on Tuesday afternoon.

Police tweeted: "Question, what is 50 feet long and unlikely to fit through the narrow streets of Walkern#satnavfail."

The lorry was removed later.

A spokesman from Manea-based haulage company D&R Hankins said the driver had been to a farm in Walkern and was on his way back to its Cambridgeshire base.

The driver's sat nav had taken him through the narrow village streets, he confirmed.

There was "minimal damage" to the lorry and a recovery vehicle was sent to "manoeuvre" it out of its predicament, he added.

I realise that it's easy to point fingers from the comfort of my chair, but take a look at the blue sign on the pub wall.



There will have been a corresponding sign at the other end of the lane but he let the satnav take precedence over what he could see for himself.
I post this not to ridicule the poor chap, but out of puzzlement as to why he let it happen.

BBC

Daily Mail There's a good selection of photos, even if the text is somewhat over excited.

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