A cause of indecision and traffic is the result
I was in the car yesterday with JC and we were heading to Upper Darby. He stupidly told me to take 95 South (which isn’t even the right way) and I told him to relax, trust the GPS. The GPS had us taking 76 and this had JC’s mind in a tailspin. He has this old time thought that 76 should be avoided at all costs. He couldn’t be more wrong.
76 is usually a giant cluster fuck as there are only 2 lanes for far too many cars. It can be infuriating driving on 76, and I understand the urge to stay away, but it’s the fastest route 90% of the time even when there is traffic. Since there are no actual lights, it just feels slow when you are sitting in traffic. I live by the motto of doing whatever the GPS tells me. If it says 76 will be the fastest even with traffic, I sit in it.
I use my GPS for virtually every drive nowadays. Even if I’m only going to South Bowl, I want to know if I should take 95 South or to take Delaware Ave. It’s routine at this point in my travel. For people like my dad I wonder what the aversion is to this useful information. How many other people go through life like this? Oh well.
“Tommy and I had a great time with SEPTA today, but we started off on the wrong foot IMMEDIATELY. I told him to take 95 and he said ‘Dad, I’m taking 76, the GPS says it’s faster’. I argued with him for a bit, but eventually I said ‘you know what? Tommy knows what he’s doing. He knows more about life today than I do. I should just trust him, sit back, and enjoy the ride'”
I use Waze for most drives I take these days, even routine ones. I have the same logic as you that I want to know if there’s an accident on my route, or some other factor that would warrant a different route.
*Real question, and requesting feedback: Do most people use Waze or some other form of GPS?*
I’m a Google Maps guy myself. I don’t care about any of Waze features. Just get me from point A to B on the best route with no other nonsense. Specifically the cop spotting is bothersome. Just because some dude pointed out a cop 10 minutes ago doesn’t mean that it’s still there and I’m driving all worried because a cop is out there. I’d rather not know.