From: Ophelia on


"NM" <nik.morgan(a)mac.com> wrote in message
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> Without it I would have has no alternative than to park up until the
> next day thus it saved a day's downtime paying for it's self in one
> go.
>

My Satnav will show the nearest garage/supermarket/whatever, wherever I am.

From: Ophelia on


<James Martin(a)hgvu.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:13:48 +0000, mechanic <mechanic(a)example.net>
> wrote:
>
>
>
>>there were road closures for maintenance/ resurfacing and traffic
>>was diverted off the A1 onto the lanes of North Yorkshire with no
>>diversion signs or other indications of ways round the obstruction.
>>If one had no local geographic knowledge of the local towns and
>>their relative positions, and no maps in the car, what then?
>>
>>Nightmare!
> Before setting out on a journey into an area that is not known to you
> one checks out the area for such things before leaving home by ringing
> the local police for the area concedrned .

LOL I bet they just love that. Hundreds of people ringing up to ask such
things:) I am afraid you are very silly:(


From: Ophelia on


"Mr X" <invalid(a)invalid.com> wrote in message
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>
> <James Martin(a)hgvu.com> wrote in message
> news:d7jcj5pfsls71bmfh6stcjcnumk6eph6h2(a)4ax.com...
>> On Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:13:48 +0000, mechanic <mechanic(a)example.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>there were road closures for maintenance/ resurfacing and traffic
>>>was diverted off the A1 onto the lanes of North Yorkshire with no
>>>diversion signs or other indications of ways round the obstruction.
>>>If one had no local geographic knowledge of the local towns and
>>>their relative positions, and no maps in the car, what then?
>>>
>>>Nightmare!
>> Before setting out on a journey into an area that is not known to you
>> one checks out the area for such things before leaving home by ringing
>> the local police for the area concedrned .
> Troll.

yes, I think you are right!

From: Conor on
In article <8nicj5hm82uff492hi8dvjbn9vtf7bks2r(a)4ax.com>, James
Martin(a)hgvu.com says...

> >Hardly a reasonable comment, these were exceptional circumstances but
> >supposing the people had a map instead, it would be just as incorrect,
> >the sat nav owner can download an update, how do you update a map
> >without buying a new one (Admiralty charts excepted).
> Which again proves that a satnav is a useless piece of nonsense

Only to a simpleton like you.

> one
> can see a diversion sign on any road and act accordingly but you
> people who just love new gadgets will never see that no matter how
> useless they are .

You're assuming such a sign exists.


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From: Conor on
In article <7pmqjaF3tsU2(a)mid.individual.net>, johnwright says...
>
> Conor wrote:
> > In article <b3sbj59mngokd2micj64mu4ou3dn5k941n(a)4ax.com>, Cynic says...
> >> On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:50:01 -0000, Conor <conor(a)gmx.co.uk> wrote:
> >>
> >>>> You appear to believe that it is possible to select perfect drivers
> >>>> who will never make mistakes rather than accepting that mistakes are
> >>>> inevitable and attempting to reduce the consequences of such mistakes.
> >>
> >>> Hitting a low bridge isn't a "mistake" but sheer incompetency.
> >> Semantics. You could say the same about a person who sugars his tea
> >> twice.
> >>
> >> It is possible for a driver who is usually competant to make an
> >> incompetant mistake. The more experience you have, the less likely it
> >> is. Unfortunately it is not possible to demand that everyone who
> >> drives on the roads has thousands of hours of experience driving in
> >> diverse situations in the particular vehicle.
> >
> > Hitting a low bridge is not a mistake. You have to deliberately ignore
> > the signs.
>
> Its also about knowing the vehicle you're driving.

A lorry and a bus have the height clearly marked in the cab.

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