G.P.S. OR SPOUSE? (or other human) WHICH PREFERRED FOR DIRECTIONS?

[radio]

FUN question today...

Do you prefer your GPS or your SPOUSE to give you directions in traveling?
Which.....and WHY?

 

[Ilya]

GPS all the way! Stopped using maps and TripTiks years ago!
An extra pair of eyes is of course helpful too, especially in unknown area. And there are rare cases when I get in trouble because of relying on GPS too much, but in 99% of the cases, GPS directions are spot on for me.

 

[Mr Tony]

easy
GPS

maybe because there is no spouse
(although I do talk to myself a lot)

 

[spongella]

GPS regardless of whether spouse, friend, co-worker, boss, cat, dog , or other person is in the car. Why? I found GPS to be very convenient and easy to use, especially the ones with voice directions. And it is less frustrating than having someone wave, gesticulate, and enunciate emotion-filled directions and insults!

Great topic, radio.

 

[T134]

Before GPS I somehow manage to read paper things I think they were called maps. Now I can't back the car out of the garage without GPS for some reason. When out on the motorcycle I refuse to use GPS or turn by turn navigation. I am back to looking at a map (non-paper), planning a route and memorizing it. Somehow I always make it.

Under no circumstance in any vehicle would I take directions from the old lady since I like to actually arrive at my destination.

 

[Larry B]

I have my GPS set to a female voice, since after 55 years of my wife telling me where to go, if I'm driving alone without my wife, I need that female voice telling me where to go.

 

[navychop]

If SWMBO is in the car, she has a GPS in her lap, helping me. iPad 3 with Waze.

A third possibility is "Do you prefer to be the one giving directions, or none at all, as a passenger?"

 

[navychop]

....(although I do talk to myself a lot)

Do you ever get any surprising replies?

 

[Mr Tony]

Do you ever get any surprising replies?

Yup