On Wed, 3 Feb 2016 08:02:11 +1100, "Rod Speed"
wrote:

NY wrote
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My wife has always suffered from car sickness so has found it difficult to
read a map in a car, so her "coping strategy" was to "teach herself"
(how?) to memorise a whole journey - she says that she can "see" the
picture of the map in her memory and can check turnings as she goes
without needing to look at a real map Quite a skill!

Yes, but a decent gps does so much more with routing around traffic
congestion and continuously telling you what time you will arrive etc.

Ah, and that's reminded me of another fantastic feature, the ETA! ;-)

We had to collect my Mum from Southampton the other day (~2 hrs away)
and she was meeting us at the Hovercraft terminal from the IOW. We
texted her as we left with the ETA and as we arrived at the Hoverport
we saw her Hovercraft coming across the Solent. By the time we had
parked up and walked up, she was walking out of the terminal. ;-)

The ETA is very accurate and if you get in some heavy traffic you can
watch it extending and if you are able to 'make good progress' you can
see it falling slightly. At least you can call your destination and
inform them of any major changes from the plan.

Another advantage of a dedicated GPS is the fact that it *isn't* on my
phone, leaving it (and it's battery) free for more important phone
based tasks. ;-)

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Cheers, T i m