Mathme
Well-Known Member
- First Name
- Matt
- Joined
- Jul 25, 2022
- Threads
- 2
- Messages
- 649
- Reaction score
- 772
- Location
- Los Altos, CA
- Vehicles
- R1T: El Cap, OC, 20AT, Off road package
- Occupation
- High Tech
My favorite is a GPS in one of my old cars would route me off a freeway, and then right back on again for no apparent reason at random times and generally when there was no traffic.
Another time as we were stopped at the top of Echo Summit going into South Lake Tahoe for a head-on crash . For those not familiar, this is about a 4 mile stretch of twisty two-lane road that heads down a sheer cliff. Traffic was stopped and was going no where until the mess was cleared up and the only alternative into town would have been at least a 2-hour detour. For entertainment, we got onto Waze to see what the crowd was thinking and someone said Waze was rerouting them down the Old Meyers Grade Road. A bunch of people jumped on that bandwagon got out of line and returned to the top of the pass (while those of us in line all moved up to take their place). Here's the catch - that old road has been closed and gated off for at least the last 20 years. You should have heard those people whine and and then get pissy when those near that exit told them to go to the back of the line.
Morale of the story: GPS and routing apps are only aides along your journey, not the gospel!
Another time as we were stopped at the top of Echo Summit going into South Lake Tahoe for a head-on crash . For those not familiar, this is about a 4 mile stretch of twisty two-lane road that heads down a sheer cliff. Traffic was stopped and was going no where until the mess was cleared up and the only alternative into town would have been at least a 2-hour detour. For entertainment, we got onto Waze to see what the crowd was thinking and someone said Waze was rerouting them down the Old Meyers Grade Road. A bunch of people jumped on that bandwagon got out of line and returned to the top of the pass (while those of us in line all moved up to take their place). Here's the catch - that old road has been closed and gated off for at least the last 20 years. You should have heard those people whine and and then get pissy when those near that exit told them to go to the back of the line.
Morale of the story: GPS and routing apps are only aides along your journey, not the gospel!
Sponsored