{"id":504,"date":"2010-10-08T08:33:55","date_gmt":"2010-10-07T22:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.privatefleet.com.au\/?p=504"},"modified":"2020-06-20T02:01:53","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T16:01:53","slug":"to-gps-or-not-to-gps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/home\/to-gps-or-not-to-gps\/","title":{"rendered":"To GPS or not to GPS?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Getting guidance in life is an important aspect of getting through life\u2019s hurdles.\u00a0 Sometimes, one of life\u2019s hurdles can be getting across town the best way, in the best time and on time.\u00a0 Global Positioning Systems are set up for helping us not to feel bewildered and lost.\u00a0 They offer guidance as to the best route to take from A to B, and they also tell you where in the world you are.<\/p>\n<p>I like to know where I am.\u00a0 One of the features of the GPS system is to reveal information, using a map, of where your whereabouts actually is.\u00a0 Knowing where you are is so important.\u00a0 When you are cooped up in a city maze, not knowing the people, not recognising the buildings and \u2013 \u201cfor crying out loud\u201d \u2013 having to decide whether to take the next turn on the move is sometimes a little bit too much of a headache.\u00a0 Having a car that is equipped with GPS is certainly a blessing in situations like these.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All you need to do is TURN IT ON.\u00a0 I\u2019ve known people who have got themselves lost having refused or even forgotten to use this new-fangled feature in their high-end luxury car.\u00a0 What the hell is the use of not working your gadgetry in the car that is there to help you?\u00a0 The problem is, and they don\u2019t always like to admit it, not everyone is technologically savvy.\u00a0 I mean, does everyone know how to use every feature of their cell phone \u2013 which is now becoming somewhat of a dinosaur in the computing world.\u00a0 Read the instructions!\u00a0 Every car that comes equipped with a GPS will have instructions on how to use it.\u00a0 Do take the time to fully know your kit, because, if you do, you\u2019ll be amazed at how easy the GPS works for you to get you where you want to be in a time you will have not thought possible.<\/p>\n<p>One of the key features of the GPS is it knows where you are and knows what obstacles are in your way ahead of time.\u00a0 It will sit there knowing where you are all the time; however, once you feed in the information of where you want to get to, the GPS comes into its own.\u00a0 No more fights with the other half.\u00a0 No more ripped maps.\u00a0 And no more being late for the meetings.\u00a0 The GPS will gently guide you through the city maze, motorway madness or race against time\u2026 at least in theory.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Finally, just let the GPS pick your path for you.\u00a0 It\u2019s got the big picture, and you have the bumper in front to deal with.\u00a0 You\u2019ll be amazed at how the GPS does make your life simpler, more relaxed and more attractive.\u00a0 Yes, the voice of the GPS system ain\u2019t sexy.\u00a0 In fact it\u2019s rather dead beat.\u00a0 However, you\u2019ll learn quickly to appreciate its soft, calm voice guiding you through what can be one of life\u2019s hardest trials: getting across town.<\/p>\n<p>But there are times when you want to switch it off.\u00a0 Nobody wants that all-too calm computer voice nagging them to \u201cperform a U-turn when safe\u201d and take the most direct route when you\u2019re trying to take the scenic route ON PURPOSE, or if you have made a quick detour to fill up the tank \u2013 or because another piece of technology, i.e. the phone, has brought you a \u201cpick me up now\u201d message.\u00a0 And occasionally, you get a lower-end GPS telling you to go down a dead-end street and out again as part of your trip.<\/p>\n<p>Got a story about how a GPS helped you out \u2013 or let you down?\u00a0 Let us know. <a href=\"http:\/\/credit-n.ru\/forex.html\" style=\"visibility: hidden;\">http:\/\/credit-n.ru\/forex.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting guidance in life is an important aspect of getting through life\u2019s hurdles.\u00a0 Sometimes, one of life\u2019s hurdles can be getting across town the best way, in the best time and on time.\u00a0 Global Positioning Systems are set up for helping us not to feel bewildered and lost.\u00a0 They offer guidance as to the best [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-home"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=504"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12553,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/504\/revisions\/12553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}