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Reader W. H. Heydt pointed me to this story about a Dutch research organization that tested a number of satellite navigation systems and found that all but one routed drivers through residential areas instead of sending them along major thoroughfares. The report labeled the systems as "kid killers."According to the article, "the growth of satellite navigation technology has turned residential streets in cities around the world into rat runs." Instead of directing drivers to roads intended for large amounts of traffic, the systems tested sent drivers into local neighborhoods. The report urges people not to buy the systems and calls for a governmental ban.
One solution, of course, is to encourage more use of public transit whenever possible and to have more people telecommute. Still, I'm not sure there's much else we can do -- more people in more cars means more overflow from the highways onto local city streets. What do you think?
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1-17-2008 @ 12:02PM
LS said...I think people need to get a clue. GPS, computers, cell phones, all these things are handy tools, but should not be used in place of one's brain and God-given common sense.
I saw a story on GMA yesterday morning - the reporters were all breathless about GPS units "causing" people to turn ONTO railroad tracks. Watching that story, which included images of the result of the train-car collision, I couldn't help but think... "did this guy have his eyes closed? How could a normal, rational person turn ONTO a railroad track?"
The solution is to keep a regular map with you. Good, old-fashioned, updated-almost-every-year, paper maps. And learn to read them. I can't tell you how many people I've encountered who can't read even the most basic maps. When asked, "which way is North?" they respond with, "hang on, let me check my car". By looking at that map, you can almost always find another route that will take you past the traffic jam, and not through someone's back yard. And certainly not on an active railroad track.
It's shameful that we've become so incredibly dependent upon technology that we let it trump our common sense.
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