ddhr.org - Human driving directions

Date: 2009 | 04 | 13

Apr 13, 2009

I don't like getting driving directions from humans because they usually consist of unnecessary steps that usually include the words "keep going." Something as simple as

Turn right on First Street.
Go five miles.
Turn left on Second Street.

becomes

At the intersection of First Street, there's a gas station and a supermarket and a little store that sells garden gnomes.
Make a right.
You'll pass three roads on your right and two on your left. Keep going.
You'll see a purple house on your left. Keep going.
Right after the railroad tracks, there's a nuclear reactor with King Kong climbing up the cooling tower. Keep going.
Go around the bend near the bank.
Keep going straight.
The road will end. There will be a stop sign. There will also be a coffee place and an ocean on your right.
Make a left.

#travel

Comments

Rus

Apr 15, 2009

I agree with you 100% I think it's one of the reasons why we don't like stopping for directions.

That being said, I'd love to drive through the town you mentioned...with a tank, some sort of radioactive proof suit and a few biplanes flying overhead to distract that ape.

Wendy

Apr 19, 2009

It's interesting that you post about directions. On a recent drive in Illinois, I was listening to a Christian radio station. One of the segments mentioned the infamous "Let's stop for directions" that usually occurs when a man & woman are trapped in a car together. Usually, it's the women who's asking to pull over for directions. Well, this female host suggested that by a woman doing this we were actually saying, "I don't trust you" in manguage (man + language). Your thoughts, men?

Rus

Apr 20, 2009

Wendy...I would say this is along the right path. I hear, "Since you are obviously unable to get us from point A to point B, let's stop somewhere and speak to someone who is smarter than you."

If you, personally, are having an issue with this, I think I know a solution. Ask your husband for a GPS for your car for your birthday or Christmas. Point out the cool graphics and such and then he might use it as well! HOWEVER, do NOT get HIM a GPS! That's even worse than asking for directions. In manguage, that's saying, "Not only do I know you sometimes can't get us from point A to point B, but I believe the voice inside this 2"x3" box is smarter than you and will have a higher success rate in such endeavors." It would be totally emasculating.

Wendy

Apr 20, 2009

Thanks for the manly advice, Rus.

Since Dave likes to drive (i.e. be in control of the vehicle) I'm usually the co-pilot. Co-pilot translates to Google map reader. So if we're lost, it's usually my fault.

Dave

Apr 21, 2009

I don't feel emasculated by electronics that are smarter than me. I'll readily admit that I'm not as smart as a 2" x 3" box whose sole purpose is to calculate routes from point to point.

In other news, I'm a control freak. That's why I like to drive.