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GPS only makes it worse. It turns out that interpreting an on-screen map takes a non-trivial amount of brainpower that should be directed into safe driving.
by maxaf 7y ago
GPS only makes it worse. It turns out that interpreting an on-screen map takes a non-trivial amount of brainpower that should be directed into safe driving.
- naniwaduni 7y agoAnd people will drive safer if we make the roads more dangerous, no doubt. Safe driving is useless driving if it doesn't get you where you want to go. And risk goes up slightly more than linearly in travel time.
- Broken_Hippo 7y agoThis is the opposite of my own experience. Not only am I not as likely to get lost, but having directions read to me means I can pay more attention to the surrounding landscape instead of things like road names. I can also explore without having to worry about not being home for dinner simply because I can always find my way back home. Comparing my current location to maps in real time (or even alter on when I look at where I've been that day) helps me expand as well. And to be fair, interpreting an on-screen map takes up slightly less brainpower than a paper map. This is really important since I'm the type that can get my bearings messed up by going in and out of a gas station. I have no real sense of direction and have to work really hard to have what I have - and always have.