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Men more likely to overrule satnavs than women
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LONDON (Reuters) - Men are more likely to ignore directions given by their satellite navigation systems than women, a survey has found, confirming the old stereotype that men hate asking for directions.
While 83 percent of male drivers regularly rebel against their sat navs, less than three-quarters of women disobey the devices which UK drivers branded as "untrustworthy" and "inaccurate" in the study by insurance retailer Swinton.
"A sat nav should aid your own navigational abilities rather than replace them," said Steve Chelton, Insurance Development Manager at Swinton, which found drivers were often right to mistrust the global positioning systems.
Over one third of drivers said their navigation system had led them between one and five miles astray, while more than half said directions provided by global positioning systems had triggered an argument with a passenger.
Of 3,000 motorists surveyed, almost two-thirds said they kept a route map in their vehicles "just in case."
(Reporting by Michelle Martin; Editing by Steve Addison)
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Putting me on the interstate during rush hour just ticks me off when I know there is a wide open side road that I can cover the same distance on in 1/2 the time.
Give me a “lowest stress” option along with the “fastest” and “shortest” options.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/24/us-germany-satnav-odd-idUSTRE70N5Q920110124
Most men treat their gps the way Walter treats Donny in “The Big Lebowski.” They argue with it, ignore it, tell it to shut the eff up, but for some reason they drag it along wherever they go.
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