The New Anti Sav craze in Britian

[The PIT]

It seems that Sat Navs are now the latest dirty word in British road usage. Yes they can give you duff info but if you're sensible/observant it shouldn't be a huge problem.

Still when you get people trying to drive there car down here

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7215807.stm

You're wondering what the drivers are thinking.

Another problem is that they're are increasing numbers of haulage drivers that are foreign and cannot understand the road signs. As far as I'm concerned the company employing them should make sure they're capable of understanding traffic signs.

[ZokesPro]

What? People don't actually LOOK a the road they are driving on? Come on. If I noticed my GPS guiding me on that kind of road I'd say forget it and let it recalculate a different route, unless it was too late. LOL

[Brian Ellis]

Another problem is that they're are increasing numbers of haulage drivers that are foreign and cannot understand the road signs. As far as I'm concerned the company employing them should make sure they're capable of understanding traffic signs.

I have driven in many countries of Europe, Asia and N. Africa, as well as N. America. I have never had much difficulty in understanding road signs, which are pretty similar everywhere, except for N. America but they have the same STOP and give-way signs as elsewhere.

In 1968, the European countries signed the Vienna Convention on Road Traffic treaty, with the aim of standardizing traffic regulations in participating countries in order to facilitate international road traffic and to increase road safety. Part of the treaty was the Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, which defined the traffic signs and signals. As a result, in Europe the traffic signs are well standardised, although there are still some country-specific exceptions, mostly dating from the pre-1968 era. Since then, the Vienna Convention has been adopted in many non-European countries.

[Sasq]

On the few occasions I drive here, I wouldn't be without the navicom as they are called here.
But then again, we have very few street names...