Anti-vigation
Nov. 7th, 2010 07:59 pmThis weekend I got around to thoroughly testing my navigation software on my phone. The verdict? It sucks giant dangly horse balls.
Besides sending me to careen off into the fields next to the road by ordering me to take a left in the middle of the highway, it was frequently mistaken on which road I was actually driving. By the time we took a wrong turn near Eindhoven I'd quite gotten used to being sent onto roundabouts and into u-turns while I was on the highway driving a neat 120 kph.
Still, we got there, and back again. No thanks to the GPS of my new phone, I might add. We did get the big tour of Steensel, the giant tour of Nieuwegein, and the scenic route through Rotterdam Beverwaard.
This weekend's round trip went from Rotterdam to Steensel, to Nieuwegein back to Rotterdam. Had fun. Cussed at navigation. Nothing beats actually preparing for a road trip by poring over maps.
Carry on.
Besides sending me to careen off into the fields next to the road by ordering me to take a left in the middle of the highway, it was frequently mistaken on which road I was actually driving. By the time we took a wrong turn near Eindhoven I'd quite gotten used to being sent onto roundabouts and into u-turns while I was on the highway driving a neat 120 kph.
Still, we got there, and back again. No thanks to the GPS of my new phone, I might add. We did get the big tour of Steensel, the giant tour of Nieuwegein, and the scenic route through Rotterdam Beverwaard.
This weekend's round trip went from Rotterdam to Steensel, to Nieuwegein back to Rotterdam. Had fun. Cussed at navigation. Nothing beats actually preparing for a road trip by poring over maps.
Carry on.
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Date: 2010-11-09 07:30 am (UTC)Maar toch, toen ik in Duitsland in Goch stond terwijl ik in Kessel moest zijn, was het wel een uitkomst!