OT sort of. Don't trust the GPS!
09-02-2007, 04:45 PM
#11
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Re: Re: OT sort of. Don't trust the GPS!
GPS lists everything that is a "road". Some roads here in the UK are ancient
right of ways, meaning that they have possibly existed since Roman times,
and have never been paved. Without a map, you are hard pressed even knowing
that they are a road, and when they are wet (which is pretty often), they
are a mudbath.
Dave
"SnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
news:mr6ld31mn83cken536vfrdci3gjpmond9l@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:18:40 GMT, "Dave Milne"
> <jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote:
>
> >Managed to stick a 4x4 Bedford 4 tonner - impressive.
> >
> >Dave
> >
> >"Peter Stolz" <pstolz@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> >news:4bjCi.4645$JD.1001@newssvr21.news.prodigy.ne t...
> >> Don't trust the gps lest you've got wheelin' buddies!
> >>
> >> http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/upload/82...t-sat-nav.html
> >>
> >>
> >> Pete
> >
>
>
> Looks like operator error to me. The GPS nav unit has no weather data
> on road conditions and this is where the driver is supposed to use
> better judgement.
> -----------------
> TheSnoMan.com
right of ways, meaning that they have possibly existed since Roman times,
and have never been paved. Without a map, you are hard pressed even knowing
that they are a road, and when they are wet (which is pretty often), they
are a mudbath.
Dave
"SnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
news:mr6ld31mn83cken536vfrdci3gjpmond9l@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:18:40 GMT, "Dave Milne"
> <jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote:
>
> >Managed to stick a 4x4 Bedford 4 tonner - impressive.
> >
> >Dave
> >
> >"Peter Stolz" <pstolz@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> >news:4bjCi.4645$JD.1001@newssvr21.news.prodigy.ne t...
> >> Don't trust the gps lest you've got wheelin' buddies!
> >>
> >> http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/upload/82...t-sat-nav.html
> >>
> >>
> >> Pete
> >
>
>
> Looks like operator error to me. The GPS nav unit has no weather data
> on road conditions and this is where the driver is supposed to use
> better judgement.
> -----------------
> TheSnoMan.com
09-02-2007, 04:45 PM
#12
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Re: Re: OT sort of. Don't trust the GPS!
GPS lists everything that is a "road". Some roads here in the UK are ancient
right of ways, meaning that they have possibly existed since Roman times,
and have never been paved. Without a map, you are hard pressed even knowing
that they are a road, and when they are wet (which is pretty often), they
are a mudbath.
Dave
"SnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
news:mr6ld31mn83cken536vfrdci3gjpmond9l@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:18:40 GMT, "Dave Milne"
> <jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote:
>
> >Managed to stick a 4x4 Bedford 4 tonner - impressive.
> >
> >Dave
> >
> >"Peter Stolz" <pstolz@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> >news:4bjCi.4645$JD.1001@newssvr21.news.prodigy.ne t...
> >> Don't trust the gps lest you've got wheelin' buddies!
> >>
> >> http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/upload/82...t-sat-nav.html
> >>
> >>
> >> Pete
> >
>
>
> Looks like operator error to me. The GPS nav unit has no weather data
> on road conditions and this is where the driver is supposed to use
> better judgement.
> -----------------
> TheSnoMan.com
right of ways, meaning that they have possibly existed since Roman times,
and have never been paved. Without a map, you are hard pressed even knowing
that they are a road, and when they are wet (which is pretty often), they
are a mudbath.
Dave
"SnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
news:mr6ld31mn83cken536vfrdci3gjpmond9l@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:18:40 GMT, "Dave Milne"
> <jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote:
>
> >Managed to stick a 4x4 Bedford 4 tonner - impressive.
> >
> >Dave
> >
> >"Peter Stolz" <pstolz@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> >news:4bjCi.4645$JD.1001@newssvr21.news.prodigy.ne t...
> >> Don't trust the gps lest you've got wheelin' buddies!
> >>
> >> http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/upload/82...t-sat-nav.html
> >>
> >>
> >> Pete
> >
>
>
> Looks like operator error to me. The GPS nav unit has no weather data
> on road conditions and this is where the driver is supposed to use
> better judgement.
> -----------------
> TheSnoMan.com
09-02-2007, 04:45 PM
#13
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Re: Re: OT sort of. Don't trust the GPS!
GPS lists everything that is a "road". Some roads here in the UK are ancient
right of ways, meaning that they have possibly existed since Roman times,
and have never been paved. Without a map, you are hard pressed even knowing
that they are a road, and when they are wet (which is pretty often), they
are a mudbath.
Dave
"SnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
news:mr6ld31mn83cken536vfrdci3gjpmond9l@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:18:40 GMT, "Dave Milne"
> <jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote:
>
> >Managed to stick a 4x4 Bedford 4 tonner - impressive.
> >
> >Dave
> >
> >"Peter Stolz" <pstolz@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> >news:4bjCi.4645$JD.1001@newssvr21.news.prodigy.ne t...
> >> Don't trust the gps lest you've got wheelin' buddies!
> >>
> >> http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/upload/82...t-sat-nav.html
> >>
> >>
> >> Pete
> >
>
>
> Looks like operator error to me. The GPS nav unit has no weather data
> on road conditions and this is where the driver is supposed to use
> better judgement.
> -----------------
> TheSnoMan.com
right of ways, meaning that they have possibly existed since Roman times,
and have never been paved. Without a map, you are hard pressed even knowing
that they are a road, and when they are wet (which is pretty often), they
are a mudbath.
Dave
"SnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
news:mr6ld31mn83cken536vfrdci3gjpmond9l@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:18:40 GMT, "Dave Milne"
> <jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote:
>
> >Managed to stick a 4x4 Bedford 4 tonner - impressive.
> >
> >Dave
> >
> >"Peter Stolz" <pstolz@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> >news:4bjCi.4645$JD.1001@newssvr21.news.prodigy.ne t...
> >> Don't trust the gps lest you've got wheelin' buddies!
> >>
> >> http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/upload/82...t-sat-nav.html
> >>
> >>
> >> Pete
> >
>
>
> Looks like operator error to me. The GPS nav unit has no weather data
> on road conditions and this is where the driver is supposed to use
> better judgement.
> -----------------
> TheSnoMan.com
09-03-2007, 11:14 AM
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Re: OT sort of. Don't trust the GPS!
To be really picky, GPS just lists a location. The mapmaker is the one
responsible for correctly classifying roads as to their make-up etc.
Some offer both topo and map view, others map and satellite. The loose
nut behind the wheel is presumed to be paying attention to weather,
discrepancies between the map and the reality, etc.
Dave Milne proclaimed:
> GPS lists everything that is a "road". Some roads here in the UK are ancient
> right of ways, meaning that they have possibly existed since Roman times,
> and have never been paved. Without a map, you are hard pressed even knowing
> that they are a road, and when they are wet (which is pretty often), they
> are a mudbath.
>
> Dave
>
> "SnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
> news:mr6ld31mn83cken536vfrdci3gjpmond9l@4ax.com...
>
>>On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:18:40 GMT, "Dave Milne"
>><jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Managed to stick a 4x4 Bedford 4 tonner - impressive.
>>>
>>>Dave
>>>
>>>"Peter Stolz" <pstolz@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>>>news:4bjCi.4645$JD.1001@newssvr21.news.prodigy. net...
>>>
>>>>Don't trust the gps lest you've got wheelin' buddies!
>>>>
>>>>http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/upload/82...t-sat-nav.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Pete
>>>
>>
>>Looks like operator error to me. The GPS nav unit has no weather data
>>on road conditions and this is where the driver is supposed to use
>>better judgement.
>>-----------------
>>TheSnoMan.com
>
>
>
responsible for correctly classifying roads as to their make-up etc.
Some offer both topo and map view, others map and satellite. The loose
nut behind the wheel is presumed to be paying attention to weather,
discrepancies between the map and the reality, etc.
Dave Milne proclaimed:
> GPS lists everything that is a "road". Some roads here in the UK are ancient
> right of ways, meaning that they have possibly existed since Roman times,
> and have never been paved. Without a map, you are hard pressed even knowing
> that they are a road, and when they are wet (which is pretty often), they
> are a mudbath.
>
> Dave
>
> "SnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
> news:mr6ld31mn83cken536vfrdci3gjpmond9l@4ax.com...
>
>>On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:18:40 GMT, "Dave Milne"
>><jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Managed to stick a 4x4 Bedford 4 tonner - impressive.
>>>
>>>Dave
>>>
>>>"Peter Stolz" <pstolz@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>>>news:4bjCi.4645$JD.1001@newssvr21.news.prodigy. net...
>>>
>>>>Don't trust the gps lest you've got wheelin' buddies!
>>>>
>>>>http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/upload/82...t-sat-nav.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Pete
>>>
>>
>>Looks like operator error to me. The GPS nav unit has no weather data
>>on road conditions and this is where the driver is supposed to use
>>better judgement.
>>-----------------
>>TheSnoMan.com
>
>
>
09-03-2007, 11:14 AM
#15
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Re: OT sort of. Don't trust the GPS!
To be really picky, GPS just lists a location. The mapmaker is the one
responsible for correctly classifying roads as to their make-up etc.
Some offer both topo and map view, others map and satellite. The loose
nut behind the wheel is presumed to be paying attention to weather,
discrepancies between the map and the reality, etc.
Dave Milne proclaimed:
> GPS lists everything that is a "road". Some roads here in the UK are ancient
> right of ways, meaning that they have possibly existed since Roman times,
> and have never been paved. Without a map, you are hard pressed even knowing
> that they are a road, and when they are wet (which is pretty often), they
> are a mudbath.
>
> Dave
>
> "SnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
> news:mr6ld31mn83cken536vfrdci3gjpmond9l@4ax.com...
>
>>On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:18:40 GMT, "Dave Milne"
>><jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Managed to stick a 4x4 Bedford 4 tonner - impressive.
>>>
>>>Dave
>>>
>>>"Peter Stolz" <pstolz@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>>>news:4bjCi.4645$JD.1001@newssvr21.news.prodigy. net...
>>>
>>>>Don't trust the gps lest you've got wheelin' buddies!
>>>>
>>>>http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/upload/82...t-sat-nav.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Pete
>>>
>>
>>Looks like operator error to me. The GPS nav unit has no weather data
>>on road conditions and this is where the driver is supposed to use
>>better judgement.
>>-----------------
>>TheSnoMan.com
>
>
>
responsible for correctly classifying roads as to their make-up etc.
Some offer both topo and map view, others map and satellite. The loose
nut behind the wheel is presumed to be paying attention to weather,
discrepancies between the map and the reality, etc.
Dave Milne proclaimed:
> GPS lists everything that is a "road". Some roads here in the UK are ancient
> right of ways, meaning that they have possibly existed since Roman times,
> and have never been paved. Without a map, you are hard pressed even knowing
> that they are a road, and when they are wet (which is pretty often), they
> are a mudbath.
>
> Dave
>
> "SnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
> news:mr6ld31mn83cken536vfrdci3gjpmond9l@4ax.com...
>
>>On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:18:40 GMT, "Dave Milne"
>><jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Managed to stick a 4x4 Bedford 4 tonner - impressive.
>>>
>>>Dave
>>>
>>>"Peter Stolz" <pstolz@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>>>news:4bjCi.4645$JD.1001@newssvr21.news.prodigy. net...
>>>
>>>>Don't trust the gps lest you've got wheelin' buddies!
>>>>
>>>>http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/upload/82...t-sat-nav.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Pete
>>>
>>
>>Looks like operator error to me. The GPS nav unit has no weather data
>>on road conditions and this is where the driver is supposed to use
>>better judgement.
>>-----------------
>>TheSnoMan.com
>
>
>
09-03-2007, 11:14 AM
#16
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Re: OT sort of. Don't trust the GPS!
To be really picky, GPS just lists a location. The mapmaker is the one
responsible for correctly classifying roads as to their make-up etc.
Some offer both topo and map view, others map and satellite. The loose
nut behind the wheel is presumed to be paying attention to weather,
discrepancies between the map and the reality, etc.
Dave Milne proclaimed:
> GPS lists everything that is a "road". Some roads here in the UK are ancient
> right of ways, meaning that they have possibly existed since Roman times,
> and have never been paved. Without a map, you are hard pressed even knowing
> that they are a road, and when they are wet (which is pretty often), they
> are a mudbath.
>
> Dave
>
> "SnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
> news:mr6ld31mn83cken536vfrdci3gjpmond9l@4ax.com...
>
>>On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:18:40 GMT, "Dave Milne"
>><jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Managed to stick a 4x4 Bedford 4 tonner - impressive.
>>>
>>>Dave
>>>
>>>"Peter Stolz" <pstolz@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>>>news:4bjCi.4645$JD.1001@newssvr21.news.prodigy. net...
>>>
>>>>Don't trust the gps lest you've got wheelin' buddies!
>>>>
>>>>http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/upload/82...t-sat-nav.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Pete
>>>
>>
>>Looks like operator error to me. The GPS nav unit has no weather data
>>on road conditions and this is where the driver is supposed to use
>>better judgement.
>>-----------------
>>TheSnoMan.com
>
>
>
responsible for correctly classifying roads as to their make-up etc.
Some offer both topo and map view, others map and satellite. The loose
nut behind the wheel is presumed to be paying attention to weather,
discrepancies between the map and the reality, etc.
Dave Milne proclaimed:
> GPS lists everything that is a "road". Some roads here in the UK are ancient
> right of ways, meaning that they have possibly existed since Roman times,
> and have never been paved. Without a map, you are hard pressed even knowing
> that they are a road, and when they are wet (which is pretty often), they
> are a mudbath.
>
> Dave
>
> "SnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
> news:mr6ld31mn83cken536vfrdci3gjpmond9l@4ax.com...
>
>>On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:18:40 GMT, "Dave Milne"
>><jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Managed to stick a 4x4 Bedford 4 tonner - impressive.
>>>
>>>Dave
>>>
>>>"Peter Stolz" <pstolz@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>>>news:4bjCi.4645$JD.1001@newssvr21.news.prodigy. net...
>>>
>>>>Don't trust the gps lest you've got wheelin' buddies!
>>>>
>>>>http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/upload/82...t-sat-nav.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Pete
>>>
>>
>>Looks like operator error to me. The GPS nav unit has no weather data
>>on road conditions and this is where the driver is supposed to use
>>better judgement.
>>-----------------
>>TheSnoMan.com
>
>
>
09-03-2007, 11:14 AM
#17
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Re: OT sort of. Don't trust the GPS!
To be really picky, GPS just lists a location. The mapmaker is the one
responsible for correctly classifying roads as to their make-up etc.
Some offer both topo and map view, others map and satellite. The loose
nut behind the wheel is presumed to be paying attention to weather,
discrepancies between the map and the reality, etc.
Dave Milne proclaimed:
> GPS lists everything that is a "road". Some roads here in the UK are ancient
> right of ways, meaning that they have possibly existed since Roman times,
> and have never been paved. Without a map, you are hard pressed even knowing
> that they are a road, and when they are wet (which is pretty often), they
> are a mudbath.
>
> Dave
>
> "SnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
> news:mr6ld31mn83cken536vfrdci3gjpmond9l@4ax.com...
>
>>On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:18:40 GMT, "Dave Milne"
>><jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Managed to stick a 4x4 Bedford 4 tonner - impressive.
>>>
>>>Dave
>>>
>>>"Peter Stolz" <pstolz@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>>>news:4bjCi.4645$JD.1001@newssvr21.news.prodigy. net...
>>>
>>>>Don't trust the gps lest you've got wheelin' buddies!
>>>>
>>>>http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/upload/82...t-sat-nav.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Pete
>>>
>>
>>Looks like operator error to me. The GPS nav unit has no weather data
>>on road conditions and this is where the driver is supposed to use
>>better judgement.
>>-----------------
>>TheSnoMan.com
>
>
>
responsible for correctly classifying roads as to their make-up etc.
Some offer both topo and map view, others map and satellite. The loose
nut behind the wheel is presumed to be paying attention to weather,
discrepancies between the map and the reality, etc.
Dave Milne proclaimed:
> GPS lists everything that is a "road". Some roads here in the UK are ancient
> right of ways, meaning that they have possibly existed since Roman times,
> and have never been paved. Without a map, you are hard pressed even knowing
> that they are a road, and when they are wet (which is pretty often), they
> are a mudbath.
>
> Dave
>
> "SnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
> news:mr6ld31mn83cken536vfrdci3gjpmond9l@4ax.com...
>
>>On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:18:40 GMT, "Dave Milne"
>><jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Managed to stick a 4x4 Bedford 4 tonner - impressive.
>>>
>>>Dave
>>>
>>>"Peter Stolz" <pstolz@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>>>news:4bjCi.4645$JD.1001@newssvr21.news.prodigy. net...
>>>
>>>>Don't trust the gps lest you've got wheelin' buddies!
>>>>
>>>>http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/upload/82...t-sat-nav.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Pete
>>>
>>
>>Looks like operator error to me. The GPS nav unit has no weather data
>>on road conditions and this is where the driver is supposed to use
>>better judgement.
>>-----------------
>>TheSnoMan.com
>
>
>
09-03-2007, 02:47 PM
#18
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Re: OT sort of. Don't trust the GPS!
Very picky, and totally correct :-)
I'm amazed anyone would go down a greenlane in a van !
Dave
Lon wrote:
> To be really picky, GPS just lists a location. The mapmaker is the one
> responsible for correctly classifying roads as to their make-up etc.
> Some offer both topo and map view, others map and satellite. The loose
> nut behind the wheel is presumed to be paying attention to weather,
> discrepancies between the map and the reality, etc.
>
> Dave Milne proclaimed:
>> GPS lists everything that is a "road". Some roads here in the UK are
>> ancient
>> right of ways, meaning that they have possibly existed since Roman times,
>> and have never been paved. Without a map, you are hard pressed even
>> knowing
>> that they are a road, and when they are wet (which is pretty often), they
>> are a mudbath.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> "SnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
>> news:mr6ld31mn83cken536vfrdci3gjpmond9l@4ax.com...
>>
>>> On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:18:40 GMT, "Dave Milne"
>>> <jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Managed to stick a 4x4 Bedford 4 tonner - impressive.
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>> "Peter Stolz" <pstolz@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:4bjCi.4645$JD.1001@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net ...
>>>>
>>>>> Don't trust the gps lest you've got wheelin' buddies!
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/upload/82...t-sat-nav.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Pete
>>>>
>>>
>>> Looks like operator error to me. The GPS nav unit has no weather data
>>> on road conditions and this is where the driver is supposed to use
>>> better judgement.
>>> -----------------
>>> TheSnoMan.com
>>
>>
>>
I'm amazed anyone would go down a greenlane in a van !
Dave
Lon wrote:
> To be really picky, GPS just lists a location. The mapmaker is the one
> responsible for correctly classifying roads as to their make-up etc.
> Some offer both topo and map view, others map and satellite. The loose
> nut behind the wheel is presumed to be paying attention to weather,
> discrepancies between the map and the reality, etc.
>
> Dave Milne proclaimed:
>> GPS lists everything that is a "road". Some roads here in the UK are
>> ancient
>> right of ways, meaning that they have possibly existed since Roman times,
>> and have never been paved. Without a map, you are hard pressed even
>> knowing
>> that they are a road, and when they are wet (which is pretty often), they
>> are a mudbath.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> "SnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
>> news:mr6ld31mn83cken536vfrdci3gjpmond9l@4ax.com...
>>
>>> On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:18:40 GMT, "Dave Milne"
>>> <jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Managed to stick a 4x4 Bedford 4 tonner - impressive.
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>> "Peter Stolz" <pstolz@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:4bjCi.4645$JD.1001@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net ...
>>>>
>>>>> Don't trust the gps lest you've got wheelin' buddies!
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/upload/82...t-sat-nav.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Pete
>>>>
>>>
>>> Looks like operator error to me. The GPS nav unit has no weather data
>>> on road conditions and this is where the driver is supposed to use
>>> better judgement.
>>> -----------------
>>> TheSnoMan.com
>>
>>
>>
09-03-2007, 02:47 PM
#19
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Re: OT sort of. Don't trust the GPS!
Very picky, and totally correct :-)
I'm amazed anyone would go down a greenlane in a van !
Dave
Lon wrote:
> To be really picky, GPS just lists a location. The mapmaker is the one
> responsible for correctly classifying roads as to their make-up etc.
> Some offer both topo and map view, others map and satellite. The loose
> nut behind the wheel is presumed to be paying attention to weather,
> discrepancies between the map and the reality, etc.
>
> Dave Milne proclaimed:
>> GPS lists everything that is a "road". Some roads here in the UK are
>> ancient
>> right of ways, meaning that they have possibly existed since Roman times,
>> and have never been paved. Without a map, you are hard pressed even
>> knowing
>> that they are a road, and when they are wet (which is pretty often), they
>> are a mudbath.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> "SnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
>> news:mr6ld31mn83cken536vfrdci3gjpmond9l@4ax.com...
>>
>>> On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:18:40 GMT, "Dave Milne"
>>> <jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Managed to stick a 4x4 Bedford 4 tonner - impressive.
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>> "Peter Stolz" <pstolz@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:4bjCi.4645$JD.1001@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net ...
>>>>
>>>>> Don't trust the gps lest you've got wheelin' buddies!
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/upload/82...t-sat-nav.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Pete
>>>>
>>>
>>> Looks like operator error to me. The GPS nav unit has no weather data
>>> on road conditions and this is where the driver is supposed to use
>>> better judgement.
>>> -----------------
>>> TheSnoMan.com
>>
>>
>>
I'm amazed anyone would go down a greenlane in a van !
Dave
Lon wrote:
> To be really picky, GPS just lists a location. The mapmaker is the one
> responsible for correctly classifying roads as to their make-up etc.
> Some offer both topo and map view, others map and satellite. The loose
> nut behind the wheel is presumed to be paying attention to weather,
> discrepancies between the map and the reality, etc.
>
> Dave Milne proclaimed:
>> GPS lists everything that is a "road". Some roads here in the UK are
>> ancient
>> right of ways, meaning that they have possibly existed since Roman times,
>> and have never been paved. Without a map, you are hard pressed even
>> knowing
>> that they are a road, and when they are wet (which is pretty often), they
>> are a mudbath.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> "SnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
>> news:mr6ld31mn83cken536vfrdci3gjpmond9l@4ax.com...
>>
>>> On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:18:40 GMT, "Dave Milne"
>>> <jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Managed to stick a 4x4 Bedford 4 tonner - impressive.
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>> "Peter Stolz" <pstolz@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:4bjCi.4645$JD.1001@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net ...
>>>>
>>>>> Don't trust the gps lest you've got wheelin' buddies!
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/upload/82...t-sat-nav.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Pete
>>>>
>>>
>>> Looks like operator error to me. The GPS nav unit has no weather data
>>> on road conditions and this is where the driver is supposed to use
>>> better judgement.
>>> -----------------
>>> TheSnoMan.com
>>
>>
>>
09-03-2007, 02:47 PM
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Re: OT sort of. Don't trust the GPS!
Very picky, and totally correct :-)
I'm amazed anyone would go down a greenlane in a van !
Dave
Lon wrote:
> To be really picky, GPS just lists a location. The mapmaker is the one
> responsible for correctly classifying roads as to their make-up etc.
> Some offer both topo and map view, others map and satellite. The loose
> nut behind the wheel is presumed to be paying attention to weather,
> discrepancies between the map and the reality, etc.
>
> Dave Milne proclaimed:
>> GPS lists everything that is a "road". Some roads here in the UK are
>> ancient
>> right of ways, meaning that they have possibly existed since Roman times,
>> and have never been paved. Without a map, you are hard pressed even
>> knowing
>> that they are a road, and when they are wet (which is pretty often), they
>> are a mudbath.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> "SnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
>> news:mr6ld31mn83cken536vfrdci3gjpmond9l@4ax.com...
>>
>>> On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:18:40 GMT, "Dave Milne"
>>> <jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Managed to stick a 4x4 Bedford 4 tonner - impressive.
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>> "Peter Stolz" <pstolz@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:4bjCi.4645$JD.1001@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net ...
>>>>
>>>>> Don't trust the gps lest you've got wheelin' buddies!
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/upload/82...t-sat-nav.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Pete
>>>>
>>>
>>> Looks like operator error to me. The GPS nav unit has no weather data
>>> on road conditions and this is where the driver is supposed to use
>>> better judgement.
>>> -----------------
>>> TheSnoMan.com
>>
>>
>>
I'm amazed anyone would go down a greenlane in a van !
Dave
Lon wrote:
> To be really picky, GPS just lists a location. The mapmaker is the one
> responsible for correctly classifying roads as to their make-up etc.
> Some offer both topo and map view, others map and satellite. The loose
> nut behind the wheel is presumed to be paying attention to weather,
> discrepancies between the map and the reality, etc.
>
> Dave Milne proclaimed:
>> GPS lists everything that is a "road". Some roads here in the UK are
>> ancient
>> right of ways, meaning that they have possibly existed since Roman times,
>> and have never been paved. Without a map, you are hard pressed even
>> knowing
>> that they are a road, and when they are wet (which is pretty often), they
>> are a mudbath.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> "SnoMan" <admin@snoman.com> wrote in message
>> news:mr6ld31mn83cken536vfrdci3gjpmond9l@4ax.com...
>>
>>> On Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:18:40 GMT, "Dave Milne"
>>> <jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Managed to stick a 4x4 Bedford 4 tonner - impressive.
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>> "Peter Stolz" <pstolz@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:4bjCi.4645$JD.1001@newssvr21.news.prodigy.net ...
>>>>
>>>>> Don't trust the gps lest you've got wheelin' buddies!
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/upload/82...t-sat-nav.html
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Pete
>>>>
>>>
>>> Looks like operator error to me. The GPS nav unit has no weather data
>>> on road conditions and this is where the driver is supposed to use
>>> better judgement.
>>> -----------------
>>> TheSnoMan.com
>>
>>
>>
