08-12-2014, 11:17 PM
I certainly won't argue with those that say it's not for them but I do see it as being useful for those that can truly handle it. Like anything else, there's got to be learning curve and then it'll become second nature to some. It just might be for a 30-something and not us 60- somethings!
I avoided getting a GPS for all of the past 15 years. I kept a smartphone in my tank bag and that was it. Take it out when I want to check if I'm still on course, or to see if someone tried to call me in the past hour and a half since I stopped for gas last, etc.
But I just bought a TomTom and a bluetooth headset for my helmet. I like to take some weekend touring trips on my other motorcycle, and I figure- What if I'm on an unmarked unfamiliar road out of state and I'm really on the wrong road or highway that I intended to be on? And I travelled for an hour until I realized my error? I only like to travel during daylight, and now I'd have to waste two hours getting back on course?! I figure with the GPS, even if I make a wrong turn it'll recalculate to still get me to my destination even if I don't use the bluetooth feature and I only glance at the GPS from time to time. Plus, it's good to have to avoid traffic jams. I was stuck in one spot nowhere near an exit on an interstate in western Virginia once for FOUR hours because of a serious crash miles ahead of me that they had to medevac the victims out.
I avoided getting a GPS for all of the past 15 years. I kept a smartphone in my tank bag and that was it. Take it out when I want to check if I'm still on course, or to see if someone tried to call me in the past hour and a half since I stopped for gas last, etc.
But I just bought a TomTom and a bluetooth headset for my helmet. I like to take some weekend touring trips on my other motorcycle, and I figure- What if I'm on an unmarked unfamiliar road out of state and I'm really on the wrong road or highway that I intended to be on? And I travelled for an hour until I realized my error? I only like to travel during daylight, and now I'd have to waste two hours getting back on course?! I figure with the GPS, even if I make a wrong turn it'll recalculate to still get me to my destination even if I don't use the bluetooth feature and I only glance at the GPS from time to time. Plus, it's good to have to avoid traffic jams. I was stuck in one spot nowhere near an exit on an interstate in western Virginia once for FOUR hours because of a serious crash miles ahead of me that they had to medevac the victims out.