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> The overall average ability of people being able to get from Point A to Point B safely and reliably, especially in areas they are unfamiliar with, has certainly increased dramatically.

Is there evidence for this?



The number of people willing to try has certainly increased.

My wife was very uncomfortable going to a new location via paper maps and directions. She’s perfectly happy following “bitching Betty” from the phone.


No, I've never heard of someone getting into a unsafe situation because of using paper maps. When there were only paper maps, people managed.

Then there is this Google Maps accident:

https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/driver-bridge-google-m...

Which tells you that following directions of a computer makes people more stupid.


>I've never heard of someone getting into a unsafe situation because of using paper maps

Simply because the media didn't report on it....




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