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JT Moderator	Message Posted: Dec 13, 2009 12:01:01 AM Ignore JT Report Abuse How often do you use a GPS receiver/device while driving? Usually About half the time Seldom Never I don't have a GPS device Post your thoughts about this poll below.

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How often do you use a GPS receiver/device while driving?
Usually
About half the time
Seldom
Never
I don't have a GPS device

Post your thoughts about this poll below.

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computerbasics Rookie Author Ohio Posts:35 Points:894,060 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 7:30:20 PM Ignore computerbasics Report Abuse Probably less than half the time. I didn't travel around to little known destinations as much in 2009.
Allan1 Sophomore Author El Paso Posts:228 Points:906,935 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 7:18:30 PM Ignore Allan1 Report Abuse Don't have one, don't need one, can't afford one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GPRS08 Veteran Author Maryland Posts:270 Points:482,830 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 7:02:55 PM Ignore GPRS08 Report Abuse I don't have a GPS device!
RxHugh Champion Author Greensboro Posts:7,607 Points:1,574,935 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 6:11:31 PM Ignore RxHugh Report Abuse I don't have a GPS device
MUSTANGSRUS Champion Author Ontario Posts:7,558 Points:1,544,415 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 5:47:41 PM Ignore MUSTANGSRUS Report Abuse Is this not the same question that we saw last Sunday?
nofaz Champion Author North Dakota Posts:14,047 Points:2,681,130 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 5:19:03 PM Ignore nofaz Report Abuse Get someone with a GPS to go find this weeks poll!
OHMS Champion Author Orange County Posts:13,722 Points:1,692,855 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 5:13:07 PM Ignore OHMS Report Abuse nah; thisn's about Good Petroleum Sources C4 & SFS
clermont40miles Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:10,576 Points:1,772,940 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 4:54:38 PM Ignore clermont40miles Report Abuse We need a new poll question. This is last week's poll.
sharkfin831 Champion Author California Posts:34,365 Points:3,237,920 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 4:54:33 PM Ignore sharkfin831 Report Abuse I didn't respond to this poll last week, and I didn't expect to still see here this week. So, I must say, I don't have one, don't need one, don't expect to buy one. What I need to see is a new poll for the week beginning December 20th!
pliskin Champion Author Syracuse Posts:6,086 Points:1,733,600 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 4:50:17 PM Ignore pliskin Report Abuse I use it mainly when I travel, during the weekends, etc. I still like to to different places while we still can afford it!
InformedConsume Rookie Author Houston Posts:2 Points:41,590 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 4:31:59 PM Ignore InformedConsume Report Abuse By coincidence I just bought one on ebay today, Garmin Nuvi 855, $150, I will be using it for road trips (points of interest), and notification of school zones, speed limits and congested traffic. Thinking of working part-time as delivery driver so it would come in handy there too.
TXGasPriceSpy Champion Author Fort Worth Posts:7,815 Points:1,473,250 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 4:31:23 PM Ignore TXGasPriceSpy Report Abuse This is last week's poll!!!! Where is the new poll for this week????
BuildersService Champion Author Oakland Posts:10,869 Points:1,654,410 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 4:29:37 PM Ignore BuildersService Report Abuse NEVER. Just another electronic distraction to cause accidents. If you don't know where you are going & how to get there, try consulting an old fashioned paper map BEFORE YOU EVEN GET INTO THE VEHICLE. Give your GRAY CELLs A LITTLE EXERCISE, you might be pleasantly surprised how much you do remember from the map session while you enjoy driving by "the seat of you pants" as the old saying goes. [Edited by: BuildersService at 12/20/2009 4:31:00 PM EST]
muchdutch All-Star Author Wisconsin Posts:558 Points:1,450,145 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 4:13:56 PM Ignore muchdutch Report Abuse I don't enough driving in areas that I don't know.
CPGas1815 Champion Author Michigan Posts:6,027 Points:1,099,605 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 4:08:33 PM Ignore CPGas1815 Report Abuse Never. I don't own a GPS device.
Speedster2945 Champion Author San Antonio Posts:73,652 Points:2,242,185 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 3:54:27 PM Ignore Speedster2945 Report Abuse Maybe, just maybe the GM is making a list of those who do NOT have a GPS so that we can be surprised with a GPS in the mail for Christmas? No? Now, if it was a truly great question, why can't we vote on it the second time around?
MUSTANGSRUS Champion Author Ontario Posts:7,558 Points:1,544,415 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 3:34:28 PM Ignore MUSTANGSRUS Report Abuse Why is this still on the question of the week?
dorydragon Veteran Author Oakland Posts:493 Points:1,035,265 Joined:Oct 2003	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 3:34:11 PM Ignore dorydragon Report Abuse Must have been a really good question since we get it two weeks in a row.
Romey08 Champion Author Virginia Posts:6,311 Points:1,436,490 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 3:27:20 PM Ignore Romey08 Report Abuse Must have snowed in?
hank1326 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:8,914 Points:1,734,560 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 3:22:08 PM Ignore hank1326 Report Abuse What's going on here? Where is the weekly poll?
steviemc Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:2,527 Points:1,521,040 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 3:09:23 PM Ignore steviemc Report Abuse still looking for the weekly poll...
pkhdonovan Champion Author Maine Posts:12,011 Points:2,705,805 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 3:05:21 PM Ignore pkhdonovan Report Abuse what happened to the weekly survey this week.
cutter1330 Champion Author Oklahoma Posts:8,035 Points:1,694,115 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 2:56:02 PM Ignore cutter1330 Report Abuse Guess this weeks poll question needs a GPS for Christmas.
applejoe Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:3,630 Points:766,420 Joined:May 2001	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 2:51:26 PM Ignore applejoe Report Abuse Put up the new poll please.
ssect8 Champion Author Hartford Posts:7,999 Points:2,094,495 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 2:37:18 PM Ignore ssect8 Report Abuse Don't have one and don't need one for where I drive. For me it would be a waste of money.
Ramaniac Champion Author St. Louis Posts:11,385 Points:1,954,580 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 2:17:49 PM Ignore Ramaniac Report Abuse What, no new poll? I guess they don't want our opinions anymore.
gougenator Champion Author Dallas Posts:29,861 Points:3,245,900 Joined:Aug 2003	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 2:17:29 PM Ignore gougenator Report Abuse seldom ,only if i ride w/someone using one ,i dont own one GPS is built into my mind, dont need one 99% of the time one time i got stuck in nowhere-land KANSAS! on the way back to Texas using US hwy 75........ miles of road w/nowhere to turn around and no landmarks) and it was dusk ,all i had to do was figure the sun drops into the SW part of the sky ,so i knew i wasnt going SOUTH (was going NORTH) so i pulled over and turned around ,remembered there was a gas station 5 miles back ,so i went back ,,found my way to where i made my mistake (75 breaks up at Us-400) ,so i went back to 75 south ,and got back home in Texas all with no GPS and no atlas indians use this sense of direction i beleive :) [Edited by: gougenator at 12/20/2009 2:23:36 PM EST]
MDTDriver Champion Author California Posts:9,729 Points:2,155,620 Joined:Jul 2006	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 2:09:16 PM Ignore MDTDriver Report Abuse When I logged in I could not vote on this weeks opinion poll so no discussion.
RichardoB Champion Author Fayetteville Posts:8,007 Points:2,004,160 Joined:Jun 2007	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 2:08:49 PM Ignore RichardoB Report Abuse He must be without power. No Internet access. Awful cold place to be without power. I grew up in Michigan, so I am not unfamiliar with weather in that part of the country.
BuckO1877 Veteran Author Columbus Posts:343 Points:534,005 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 2:02:33 PM Ignore BuckO1877 Report Abuse Someone must be snowed in. GPS no help with that.
Rastus Veteran Author Dallas Posts:496 Points:2,403,770 Joined:Jun 2004	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 1:58:25 PM Ignore Rastus Report Abuse Never - I wouldn't have one.
Retowered Champion Author Colorado Posts:8,582 Points:2,686,390 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 1:56:50 PM Ignore Retowered Report Abuse I still don't have one. Use road maps or street maps.
Gramps001 Champion Author North Carolina Posts:5,858 Points:1,365,460 Joined:Feb 2007	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 1:47:31 PM Ignore Gramps001 Report Abuse STILL don't got one.
Onager52 Champion Author Fort Worth Posts:18,525 Points:2,452,680 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 1:31:32 PM Ignore Onager52 Report Abuse JT must be snowed in this morning - Sure feel sorry for you folks in the Northeast :(
FuelBarge Champion Author Long Island Posts:9,205 Points:2,077,265 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 12:58:29 PM Ignore FuelBarge Report Abuse Hmm, no new poll yet?
no1doc Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:20,566 Points:1,777,410 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 12:52:50 PM Ignore no1doc Report Abuse don't have one
1998jimmy All-Star Author West Virginia Posts:828 Points:2,371,945 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 12:37:23 PM Ignore 1998jimmy Report Abuse THIS IS LAST WEEKS POLL
OnEmptyMO Champion Author St. Louis Posts:4,991 Points:1,488,615 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 12:23:20 PM Ignore OnEmptyMO Report Abuse Isn't this last weeks poll?
zacksnanny Champion Author New Brunswick Posts:1,636 Points:2,203,535 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 12:20:19 PM Ignore zacksnanny Report Abuse Seldom
FliesSolo Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:59,891 Points:3,866,930 Joined:Sep 2001	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 12:07:03 PM Ignore FliesSolo Report Abuse What device do I use to see the NEW opinion poll for this week?
dirvesalot Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:12,021 Points:2,287,945 Joined:Oct 2006	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 12:06:06 PM Ignore dirvesalot Report Abuse Are we going to get something to vote on this week?
Lengas Champion Author Gary Posts:13,555 Points:2,718,750 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 12:00:44 PM Ignore Lengas Report Abuse I don't have a GPS device
lunarrv15 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:14,868 Points:2,385,310 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 12:00:09 PM Ignore lunarrv15 Report Abuse nobody uses the old paper maps nowadays? I use maps on trips
kawartha Rookie Author Ontario Posts:30 Points:1,079,475 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 11:38:10 AM Ignore kawartha Report Abuse I know, it's hard to formulate questions, but: My answer would be: (1) If I drive in my "home territory", about a 100 km radius: NEVER (2) If I drive in lesser known territory: ALWAYS
hank1326 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:8,914 Points:1,734,560 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 10:55:18 AM Ignore hank1326 Report Abuse When do we see the new weekly discussion?
POLELANE Champion Author Ohio Posts:7,148 Points:828,370 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 10:42:42 AM Ignore POLELANE Report Abuse you're just ahead of you time; do you often see the future? perhaps a TV show would help; you'll be the dentalists.
Cyberkedi Champion Author Atlanta Posts:13,371 Points:2,317,615 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 10:42:11 AM Ignore Cyberkedi Report Abuse I used a Garmin on a trip to Pittsburgh last year. It was a big help - most of the time. However, if you have a GPS device, you need to keep it updated! I had to ask a pedestrian for directions one time in order to get to my destination.
ProspectorTim Champion Author Memphis Posts:2,912 Points:965,400 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 10:41:37 AM Ignore ProspectorTim Report Abuse This is LAST WEEK's poll! Where is the new one?
penurious Veteran Author Indiana Posts:458 Points:1,202,760 Joined:Sep 2003	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 10:32:39 AM Ignore penurious Report Abuse When I'm in an area where I'm familiar with the local roads, I'm "smarter" than my GPS receiver is. When I'm in unfamiliar territory it's way "smarter" than I am even with a good map. And I can interpret a map pretty well.
close2broke All-Star Author Detroit Posts:963 Points:492,020 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 10:11:39 AM Ignore close2broke Report Abuse I've been driving the same route (6miles) to and from work for the last 26 years. I could do it blind folded. vacations are planned ahead of time and I bring maps. GPS units are great if you truly need one but, I think they're mostly a status thing.
snazzQC Rookie Author Montreal Posts:50 Points:1,010,525 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 10:03:32 AM Ignore snazzQC Report Abuse use the onstar system occasionaly
Tru2psu2 Champion Author Winston-Salem Posts:14,476 Points:1,555,630 Joined:Feb 2004	Message Posted: Dec 20, 2009 9:56:56 AM Ignore Tru2psu2 Report Abuse The art of map reading will be lost...What happens when the system goes down?