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Old December 16th 07, 01:36 PM posted to uk.transport.london
Colin Rosenstiel Colin Rosenstiel is offline
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Default Sat Nav v the taxi knowledge

In article ,
(Mike Hughes) wrote:

Test carried out by BBC using one of the latest Sat Navs
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programme...ne/7143897.stm

Seems that the taxi driver using the traditional knowledge can
still beat the Sat Nav.

stands back and waits for comments

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Mike Hughes
A Taxi driver licensed for London and Brighton
at home in Tarring, West Sussex, England


I'm not in the least surprised. SatNav systems seem to be seriously crap
at claiming routes exist that in fact don't.

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Colin Rosenstiel