Article November 30, 2015 Issue

‘This is the way …’

Andrew Wilson

I resisted acquiring satellite-navigation (sat-nav) equipment for my car as long as I could. As a geography graduate, I had a good sense of direction and enjoyed the challenge and stimulus of navigating my own way to places I needed to go. I used street maps when necessary, but never used any other aid or equipment apart from street signs.

However, things changed when I got lost in the middle of England on a holiday break with my wife while driving to my sister’s house on the south coast of England. When I arrived at her house much later than expected, I had to explain that I had got lost. My reliance on conventional means to navigate had failed.

My sister told me I must get sat-nav. Her husband, who knew about these things, drove me to a nearby town to buy the right model for my purposes. Two days later, with sat-nav conveniently installed in the car, I drove back to our home in the North of England by following its instructions, and my wife and I had a much more enjoyable, stress-free and error-free trip.

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