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In my defense, I use it not because I don’t know how to get where I need to go, but because it shows real time traffic info that could help me find another route to avoid said traffic rather than being stuck in that traffic. Driving through local roads to get to work sucks because sometimes it’s fine but other times there are accidents or roadwork that causes backups.
A trick to “learn” routes… put the GPS in your pocket, and only listen to it… this way you start to spot the landmarks we used to use to navigate by.
Fun fact: If you use Google Maps, and press on the arrow (while the navigation is started), you can change the arrow to 3 different cars.
I’ve enough with this one
(It works conected to the odometer)
Also as “Smartwatch”
To avoid construction and traffic jams, they listened to the radio with the news of local traffic.
https://bitrebels.com/technology/this-is-the-first-gps-dated-back-in-the-early-1900s/
you need GPS to go to the place youv’e been multiple times, because you have GPS. Your brain does a funny thing where it doesnt feel like it has to remember shit when you have the answer infront of you on a computer/phone/device cause it is basically using that device as its short term memory.
Yeah, having the internet in my pocket absolutely affects how much I commit to memory.
Which is a good thing, at least for how my mind works- leaving it up to the internet to fill in the details frees up space in my head to retain a greater breadth of vague knowledge…
