Wrong way rage–over half of motorists narked by sat navs
More than half of motorists who use GPS devices have suffered from ‘sat nav rage’, according to results from a recent survey.
From dealing out the wrong directions to the unbearably grating voice in which it delivers them, it seems six in ten drivers have been seriously annoyed by their sat navs while almost half admitted to developing a love/hate relationship with them.
The study of 2,000 motorists aged between 17 and 45 – conducted by Skobbler, which develops GPS app for smartphones – found that one in ten become stressed every journey as a result of the sat nav while one in five said they get ‘riled’ by their sat nav regularly.
A top ten of the most common annoyances was peaked by being sent the wrong way followed by the suspicion that they were being sent a longer way.
Marcus Thielking, co-founder of Skobbler, believes smartphones will soon take the place of dedicated sat nav devices: “The sole purpose of any sat nav is to assist drivers in getting from A to B, safely and efficiently, and it appears that some sat navs are simply not living up to motorists’ expectations.”
A similar survey carried out by Manheim Auctions last year revealed that over a third of Brits have been completely lost after relying on their navigation device while 15% missed an important event such as a job interview, wedding or first date.
Marcus added: “Whilst the sat nav is here to stay, the dedicated sat nav device is out of date, expensive, inconvenient and not very user friendly. It’s only a matter of time before the more convenient and wallet friendly smartphone navigation application takes the top spot.”
He added that 70% of respondents agreed with this prediction with 40% saying they’d never buy a dedicated sat nav device again.
The most frequent sat nav narks:
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Wrong directions
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Avoiding the quickest route
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The annoying voice
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Losing GPS connection
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Out of date maps
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Falls off the windscreen
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Pricey map updates
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Difficulty entering postcodes
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Slow response
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It’s a faff trying to get it to stick to the windscreen
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