GPS...for the lost driver

[Darkangel]

congrats.... but GPS sometimes can mislead people.
i used Agis before... not bad...
iphone google map is very good but need another person to lead the way.
best is to plan your route by using www.skypigeon.com or streetdirectory.com

Yeah google map doesnt navigate...only shows you where you are on the map but it's pretty accurate though.

Bro,

Do you have iPhone4? If you have, use papago. It's good. I have been using that all the while. It's get updated faster than those you buy the actual GPS device.

Nope...don't have an iPhone 4...

[Darkangel]

generally, singapore is more like a square grid system. so a 3 left or right turn should get you back to the original spot should you make a wrong turn.

most of the places that you want to go, if you have a general idea where it is, just head in that direction. use a phone online navigation app to guide you along.

for gps, the only setback is that if you in a position where there is a upper and lower road, it interpret you on the lower level. this is because it is based on longtitude and latitude. so no 3D to track where your car position is.

usually before heading to a place, i use streetdirectory or online sg map. then just write down turn left @ this junction, turn right @ this junction. stick it on the corner of top windscreen.

Thanks for the tips

[seiko.citizen]

Ermmm..... then tear out those that is the border with sea one first lor.

best is start near your home and move out .

congrats.... but GPS sometimes can mislead people.
i used Agis before... not bad...
iphone google map is very good but need another person to lead the way.
best is to plan your route by using www.skypigeon.com or streetdirectory.com

not so common in sg (when i was driving there) but in oz, alot of cars, will cut 3-4 lanes to make a very late turn. obvious they are relying on gps to get them there.
as for software, i use tomtom sg (includes m'sia maps too; but not as comprehensive as sg maps)

[feilong108]

My OC is my GPS...not 100% foolproof but better than my good ole days as a U-TURN KING....lol....so i suppose think to get a human gps....hehehehehe......

[seiko.citizen]

My OC is my GPS...not 100% foolproof but better than my good ole days as a U-TURN KING....lol....so i suppose think to get a human gps....hehehehehe......

At least in sg, you can do U turn at traffic lights. left turn on red, etc. in perth, no u turn. no left turn on red. you miss the turn you are screwed

[feilong108]

Hehehehe....i truly understand..in Perth it is a hassle if you miss a turn...was there about 11 years back.....was lost quite often there...hahahaha......

[seiko.citizen]

actually, i have no sense of direction in perth cbd , alot of no left/right turn, then if you miss, become screwed. once there was someone following me, and i ended up going one huge circle. looked damn bloody stupid!!

[feilong108]

wow..a pretty babe or wad?following u?wow.....nice man....

[seiko.citizen]

dont get your ideas up it was like car tag behind car type of thing. if pretty babe, i stop my car and invite her in

[feilong108]

hahaha.....i seen many pretty asian ladies in Perth 11 years back....hehehehe....too shy to go up to strike up a conversation...or else now i be a Perth resident liao...hehehehehehehe

[seiko.citizen]

you like vietnamese ah? quite alot in perth . some are quite nice.

[feilong108]

Erm..i mean taiwan and HK meimeis...hehehe..viets in Singapore have more than Perth...u just have to know where to find for them....hahahahaha

[seiko.citizen]

perth got taiwanese meh? as far as i know, taiwanese quite rare leh (can PM me locale or post here also can ) HK my uni quite a lot nice girls

[feilong108]

Hahaha..if u can travel back in time to 11 years back then it ought to be helpful...and beside....my memory is failing me after all the years of wild drinking and clubbing...now i have the S.T.M issue...aka Short Term Memory Loss....lol...

P.S: I think iirc...in Chinatown area...esp at the asian supermarkets...hehehe....

If u wan u can go to taiwan or HK...air travel is so affordable now...

[seiko.citizen]

demographic changed liao... chinatown alot of mainlanders, and pockets of s'porean/m'sian. HK still concentrate round northbridge area.