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re: People need to learn how to read a map
Posted on 5/9/22 at 2:31 pm to TexasTiger08
Posted on 5/9/22 at 2:31 pm to TexasTiger08
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People need to learn how to read a map
I LOVE "Road Maps"! I specify road maps because these days MAP stands for something else...my dad would NOT approve of.
Before GPS...I would bring a road map on my flights to keep track of where we were.
Also...when I drive I always have a road map with me. Waze and Google are good, but if you seek an alternative route...I trust me over Wade 90% of the time.
When an accident occurs Waze is gonna take you...and everyone else on the 1st alternative route...I take the 2nd alternative route.
Gonna go look at my Road Atlas now
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Posted on 5/9/22 at 2:34 pm to TexasTiger08
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TLDR; people are too damn reliant on phones and need to read a map
All GPS is a map with geolocation. People need to learn to navigate without relying so heavily on real-time technology - that's what you're saying.
I mean, 60 years ago, a cranky old bastard like yourself would have likely said, "These kids in their fancy new cars with the tail fins are driving around with these huge book of maps that block their vision. They need to learn how to navigate without relying on a map so much."
Posted on 5/9/22 at 2:56 pm to TexasTiger08
Land navigation should be a requirement for high school graduation. And by that I mean they should be able to take this…
And one of these…
And be able to move from any point to another and also call down accurate artillery fire as well.
But that’s just this old tanker’s opinion.
And one of these…
And be able to move from any point to another and also call down accurate artillery fire as well.
But that’s just this old tanker’s opinion.
Posted on 5/9/22 at 3:08 pm to TexasTiger08
I agree. I traveled extensively in NC pre smart phones and lived and died by one of those detailed map books.
If something ever happened to gps and map apps a lot of people wouldn’t be able to get out of their own neighborhood.
If something ever happened to gps and map apps a lot of people wouldn’t be able to get out of their own neighborhood.
Posted on 5/9/22 at 3:10 pm to TexasTiger08
Posted on 5/9/22 at 3:12 pm to TexasTiger08
Only thing this woman needed is a phone charger. Why bother aquireing and reading maps when you don't have to??
Posted on 5/9/22 at 3:50 pm to TexasTiger08
I have to admit one thing they do better in France (maybe all of Europe), is that at darn near every intersection on big or small roads there is a sign that points to the next town, maybe the next major town past that, and also the city center and major attractions. If you generally know what towns you need to pass through to get somewhere, you never need to look at a map for turn-by-turn directions - just follow the signs.
Posted on 5/9/22 at 5:02 pm to TexasTiger08
I learned to drive w/ maps pre-smartphone; but you're still screwed in rural areas or small towns without GPS if you don't have a local map. The foldout state road maps don't have local detail, and the names on local street signs do not always match up with state highway or country road numbers.
I've had to go down to the county courthouse and get an old map when I was working in a county where they renumbered all the unincorporated roads to convert to a new 911 system, but all the data I had used the old street names.
I've had to go down to the county courthouse and get an old map when I was working in a county where they renumbered all the unincorporated roads to convert to a new 911 system, but all the data I had used the old street names.
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