... that river' or 'I really shouldn't take my HGV into that housing estate' but you really don't know what's behind that entrance, do you? I used one last week (for the first time ever) to guide me around a town that I'd never been to before and knew nothing about. So when it said turn right 300 yards I assumed it meant at the next major junction, when it got to...

... into that river' or 'I really shouldn't take my HGV into that housing estate' but you really don't know what's behind that entrance, do you? I used one last week (for the first time ever) to guide me around a town that I'd never been to before and knew nothing about. So when it said turn right 300 yards I assumed it meant at the next major junction, when it got to ...

...'t drive into that river' or 'I really shouldn't take my HGV into that housing estate' but you really don't know what's behind that entrance, do you? I used one last week (for the first time ever) to guide me around a town that I'd never been to before and knew nothing about. So when it said turn right 300 yards I assumed it meant at the next major junction, when it got to turn ...

... agree. But nevertheless, a driver can be distracted, and the more authoritative the distraction, the more dangerous. I can see in my minds eye what probably happened: night time, dazzling lights, unfamiliar roads; expectation of turning right, verbal instruction to do so; Two big fucking NO-ENTRY signs? -- www.pickuptruckracing.com www.scsaracing.com Posting from my ...

... wrote: On 2006-10-17, John Wright <nospam@here.com> wrote: Reminds me of a time I was retrieving a glider which had landed "out" at RAF Wattisham, and this was not ..., pretty silly really. Guys with machine guns (as I saw at another RAF base around that time) seem to be much more of a deterrent. Still pretty ineffective against the latest crop :-( ...

... wrote: On 2006-10-17, John Wright <nospam@here.com> wrote: Reminds me of a time I was retrieving a glider which had landed "out" at RAF Wattisham, and this was not long...idea, pretty silly really. Guys with machine guns (as I saw at another RAF base around that time) seem to be much more of a deterrent. Still pretty ineffective against the latest crop :-( ...

...> wrote: On 2006-10-17, John Wright <nospam@here.com> wrote: Reminds me of a time I was retrieving a glider which had landed "out" at RAF Wattisham, and this was not long ...idea, pretty silly really. Guys with machine guns (as I saw at another RAF base around that time) seem to be much more of a deterrent. Still pretty ineffective against the latest crop :-( You need...

...> I entirely agree. But nevertheless, a driver can be distracted, and the more authoritative the distraction, the more dangerous. I can see in my minds eye what probably happened: night time, dazzling lights, unfamiliar roads; expectation of turning right, verbal instruction to do so; in addition my own recollection from when I was last that way is of a confusingly counter-...

...> A human map-reader can at least take the decision to say nothing - or cross-check map and road signs. Assuming they actually have a clue where they are and can actually mapread so have the time to look up. IME, most don't. -- Conor I'm really a nice guy. If I had friends, they would tell you. Earn commission on online purchases, £2.50 just for signing up: http://www....

.... I entirely agree. But nevertheless, a driver can be distracted, and the more authoritative the distraction, the more dangerous. I can see in my minds eye what probably happened: night time, dazzling lights, unfamiliar roads; expectation of turning right, verbal instruction to do so; in addition my own recollection from when I was last that way is of a confusingly counter-intuitive ...