As I reached the expected Rt. 4 bypass the voice told me to head north. That made no sense. But I followed this direction at his encouragement and the system promptly told me to head south. ~sigh~ With no room to take the turn I chose what seemed a safer route. Wrong.
We encountered a traffic light with left turn arrows for two lanes. Since there was no sign proclaiming a U-turn illegal my husband again urged this maneuver. To our dismay, traffic flowing eastward from our left also received the go ahead. I didn’t understand the danger until realizing this crazy intersection directed them not to a simple right hand turn but directly into our path in some weird high speed sort of roundabout. I stayed dedicated to my U-turn, didn’t slow down, and thus calmly avoided collision.
Don’t you wish for vehicular communication besides the horn, such as an apology signal? Is it wrong I (sort of) wanted to strangle my husband?
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There definitely need to be different horn sounds. We so need an apology sound, or at least a "my bad".
ReplyDeleteI don't trust navigation on my phone. Not exclusively. Although, I find it's right more often than it's wrong.
A 'my bad' would be ideal. When nav is wrong, it's *really* wrong. And I don't know why. Anyway, be safe!
DeleteGlad you're still alive. Surprised your husband is though.
ReplyDeleteGenerally but not always, I have found it better to trust your instincts rather than Madame GPS. With car window tinting, it can be very hard to indicate an apology or a thanks.
ReplyDeleteJungle Jim's Groceries. Funny name.
Instincts are my best tool. Unfortunately, my 'passenger seat driver' muddies the water. And tinted car windows are so annoying...
DeleteCheers!
First off, wanting to strangle husbands is a sort of no-brainer!
ReplyDeleteSecondly, using GPS to navigate can be very crazy; the Waze app that I use needs input from drivers who mention a slow down, a cop car, etc. But then, I turn down side-streets that I know may make my drive 30 seconds longer, but are easier than what the app tells me. The Hubby HATES using GPS, which is why we always have a paper map in the console.
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DeleteSometimes we need to just listen to ourselves. Others make things dangerous. I'm glad your survived your husbands poor navigation.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day and rest of the week, Darla. Big hug. ♥
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DeleteYes on the apology signal...NO on "roundabouts" in general ! They are springing up allover - some ill-planned !
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DeleteHAHA...I can't name a woman alive that as some point or another has not wanted to do that to their hubs....the important thing here, is you did not act on that desire to strangle him. I learned years ago that there are laws against doing that and best to heed the laws.
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DeleteHey its me again, stopping by to see if hubs is still around and you did not strangle him after all.....lol
DeleteHe is sleeping soundly as I type. :D
DeleteI'm glad all was okay. I can only imagine what our Southern boys would do with an apology signal!
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DeleteI agree! I wish we had an apology sound too! And another commenter mentioned that awful dark tinting You can't even hope to show apology visually.As for Mme. GPS! I only actually use it if I have a clue at least which way. I have had it on every long trip, yes, but knowing every inch of the way, I hear it tell me incredibly wrong things! Not every time but many.
ReplyDeleteI concur with all that you said. Be well, my dear.
DeleteYikes! Glad you didn't have an accident. XO
ReplyDeleteThanks! Me, too.
DeleteI know many areas have confusing intersections and stuff, but dad says Asheville has some of the most confusing ones he's ever seen. Between the left lane highway merges & exits, the sudden off ramps only feet past on ramps, and opposite-side interchanges, it's mind boggling. Oh, and I know for a fact that mom would most certainly like to strangle dad at times when they're out and about. She spills to me all about it.
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DeleteGPS is a back seat driver if there ever was one.
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DeleteIf I could be said to have any super power, it would be a sense of direction. I can almost always find my way (physically, not mentally, hahaha). I once got off an exit in Boston (long before we had navigation devices or cell phones!) and managed to find my way back onto the highway fairly quickly. This is helpful when driving with my brother who easily gets turned around and lost when he doesn't listen to me. Men.
ReplyDeleteGood for you! I *think* my sense of direction is pretty good. The GPS has led me astray quite a few times. ~sigh~
DeleteI can't stand driving with my husband in the car with me, he's always bossing me around and telling me what to do. Yet his driving scares the hell out of me. There's no good alternative, but an apology signal would definitely help lol!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry about your frustration. What if we made our husband's wear blindfolds? lol
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