SatNav- Journies from Hell

Roy124 · Regular Visitor Joined: May 09, 2004 Posts: 162

You may have read about the satnav routes up hill and down dale, or how satnav saves marriages as wives can't map read well, read on . . .

I checked out a short 15 minute route on Sunday and even ran the simulation as I was completely ne to the area. We set off.

Wife in the left seat, mother in law in back left and sister in law back right. Off we set. "Turn left" from the disembodied voice on the windscreen was drown in a chorus of RIGHTS.

Once we were on the way, she on the windscreen calmly figured a new route. At Wallingford the road branched - right for trucks and town centre for my desitination. It was a Sunday so I went straight on. After the Spanish Inquisition I switched off the PDA. We came to a cross roads. Driver in the back right said I think we need to turn left. The lights changed and she said go right.

We turned Right and continued down an unlikely route. Well "What does she say" said the wife. So I switched the GPS back on and she grudginly said continue.

We reached a roundabout. "Ah, I know where we are now" said the driver in the back right, "go right". "Take the first exit left" said the disembodied voice.

I turned left in the direction that I knew was right and shortly before we picked up the original route I had another earbashing. "There it is" said mother in law with 20-20 hingsight as the road sign confirmed the satnav.

The moral of the story? The women know the route but it is not necessarily the shortest, fastest, or better. Oh, and don't drive with 3 women drivers.

PaulB2005 · Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:18 am Post subject:

Ako · Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:18 pm Post subject:

There's something strange about this story. The satnav voice was female, right? How is it that the passengers didn't understand and obey straight away? I think some work needs doing so the satnav voice can:

1) change subject mid sentence, then back again without anyone else noticing.
2) Speak so fast that it can get 17 sentences out in one breath.
3) Say goodbye 5 times before finally ending the session.

Right, flame proof vest on and wait Gun Shoot Out

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alix776 · Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 10:45 pm Post subject:

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