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Driving Poll: How do you navigate? Are you a "turn, right, turn left" or "turn east, turn north" type of driver?

Posted by TWuGbacca (aka TWuG) Dec 16 '15, 12:14

I use the cardinal directions, mostly.

My wife cannot navigate that way. It has to be left or right for her.

Responses:

Right/left. Though I can do N/S in certain places. My area is a bit winding and round-about to do it often though. And I like landmarks. -- nm - Darth Sycor Dec 16, 12:36 1
- Yup, we're good with N/S in the neighborhood but outside of that the roads get curvy in the foothills. -- nm - Meg Dec 16, 12:38
Both. Usually NSEW if I'm starting from a major interstate. -- nm - Seven Strongbads Swimming Dec 16, 12:32
Left/Right. If you don't have something to indicate what direction you're facing/driving, like mountains, how would you know? -- nm - Jax Pavan Dec 16, 12:32 2
- Well, I assume you started from somewhere and that that point is a place you know enough to be able to point north. - TWuGbacca Dec 16, 12:38 1
  - I can use the Ocean here to figure out where I am and which way I'm facing, but I'd still give directions by right/left. -- nm - Jax Pavan Dec 16, 12:41
a combination. - b. Dec 16, 12:28
Usually, right/left but I'm fine with NESW if I'm in the city. In cities I'm not familiar with or places with winding roads those kinds of directions - pmb Dec 16, 12:28
second star to the right, then straight on 'till morning -- nm - Peglegpete Dec 16, 12:24
NESW always. My wife can't stand it -- nm - UliC Qel Droma Dec 16, 12:22
The later except when highways are involved. -- nm - Spawn Solo Dec 16, 12:19 1
- or streets. nm -- nm - Groindo (Green lives matter) Dec 16, 12:33
people who navigate by compass need to be dropped in the wild and chased by Meg for her amusement. - Mel Profitine Dec 16, 12:18 1
- You basically saying you're a chick -- nm - UliC Qel Droma Dec 16, 12:46
Depends on whether the road is a highway and would have cardinals easily posted. -- nm - iSpam Dec 16, 12:16 1
- cardinals are so pretty -- nm - decline Dec 16, 12:18
left/right -- nm - ty97 Dec 16, 12:16
"go down that way for a bit, then turn right at the old tree and follow that road, what's it called? for awhile" -- nm - decline Dec 16, 12:16
Have you seen a road map of Victoria? Cardinal directions are utterly meaningless. -- nm - Be Be 8 Dec 16, 12:15
by fast food restaurants - turn at the dairy queen, then go down a few blocks turn next to taco bell -- nm - Pippy Bells Dec 16, 12:15 5
- This. Or lacking those, landmarks. "Turn Right at the Big Yellow house with the horrible holiday decorations." -- nm - Jax Pavan Dec 16, 12:31
- I navigate by bar. I know almost no street names. "two streets before the red horse," "one block up from the bar that used to be stadium west," etc. -- nm - loaner machine mandy Dec 16, 12:20 3
  - yup -- nm - Pippy Bells Dec 16, 12:24 2
    - a coworker, to me, just now: I live in oak grove. me: huh? charlie: it's like a mile past happy valley brewing company. me: oh, ok. -- nm - loaner machine mandy Dec 16, 12:49 1
      - snort -- nm - Pippy Bells Dec 16, 12:53
n/a -- nm - jar jar trump Dec 16, 12:15

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