I think it is a driver's responsibility to know how to get to their destination. Perhaps this goes along with being a roadgeek, but I get annoyed when the driver asks me for directions.
Personally, if I'm going to be driving, I will plan/review the route and make sure I am aware of the various possible routes.
If they're in an unfamiliar area, then I think it's the responsibility of the passengers to navigate. The driver has enough to worry about, especially in major metropolitan areas with a lot of traffic. Sure, the driver should have a general idea of where he is going, but passengers should help out with the specifics.
I've never found it to be a big deal on urban surface streets as the driver to ask the passenger where we're going. Its hard enough looking for addresses sometimes and even a GPS might not be as precise as desired. Highways and traveling to some far flung destination....yeah generally I have a solid idea where I'm going.
Quote from: roadguy2 on October 23, 2017, 11:18:15 PM
If they're in an unfamiliar area, then I think it's the responsibility of the passengers to navigate. The driver has enough to worry about, especially in major metropolitan areas with a lot of traffic. Sure, the driver should have a general idea of where he is going, but passengers should help out with the specifics.
The above doesn't work when the driver is alone. I can't speak for anyone else here but I've driven alone for most of my longer trips.
Quote from: PHLBOS on October 24, 2017, 09:43:39 AM
Quote from: roadguy2 on October 23, 2017, 11:18:15 PM
If they're in an unfamiliar area, then I think it's the responsibility of the passengers to navigate. The driver has enough to worry about, especially in major metropolitan areas with a lot of traffic. Sure, the driver should have a general idea of where he is going, but passengers should help out with the specifics.
The above doesn't work when the driver is alone. I can't speak for anyone else here but I've driven alone for most of my longer trips.
It also doesn't work when the passenger is a poor navigator. I never rely on my wife for directions, although I will ask her to watch for a house or building number when I know I'm on the right street.
The strangest for me was, while I was riding a Greyhound bus into Chicago, the driver asked the passengers how to get to the bus station. I guess it's a good thing they knew!
Quote from: kphoger on October 24, 2017, 01:33:21 PM
The strangest for me was, while I was riding a Greyhound bus into Chicago, the driver asked the passengers how to get to the bus station. I guess it's a good thing they knew!
Once upon a time, when I was very new to the area and carless, city bus driver asked if he needs to take a turn here or further down the road....
He ended up taking bus to some back roads. When supervisor came to the rescue and drove the bus out, a "tilt limit" warning got activated couple of times....
Quote from: kphoger on October 24, 2017, 01:33:21 PM
The strangest for me was, while I was riding a Greyhound bus into Chicago, the driver asked the passengers how to get to the bus station. I guess it's a good thing they knew!
Same thing happened to me once in college. I rode the bus home every weekend so I could work at my old job. Once the driver didn't know the way into a small town on the way. Another regular passenger assisted.
I'm like you in that I always review my route if I'm about to drive a long distance. I think that in the age of google maps, there's really no excuse for not looking up your destination if its someplace you've never been. I'll make sure that I know exactly what lane I need to be in if I'm taking a particular exit or turn etc.
Quote from: pumpkineater2 on October 25, 2017, 12:40:37 AM
I'm like you in that I always review my route if I'm about to drive a long distance. I think that in the age of google maps, there's really no excuse for not looking up your destination if its someplace you've never been. I'll make sure that I know exactly what lane I need to be in if I'm taking a particular exit or turn etc.
Last month, my family and friends were driving out to a restaurant in Baiting Hollow, New York. I knew that the best way to get there was to take NY 25 to Edwards Avenue and then turn right on Sound Avenue, but for some reason, one of my cousin's husband decided to turn onto NY 25A from Route 25, then go up Hulse Landing Road, and
then turn right on Sound Avenue, and somebody else followed them there, and we ended up following them. When I found out who the guilty party was for going the wrong way, I asked him why he did it, and he said it was because Waze told him to go that way. To me the age of Google Maps and similar websites doesn't mean as much.
Quote from: kphoger on October 24, 2017, 01:33:21 PM
The strangest for me was, while I was riding a Greyhound bus into Chicago, the driver asked the passengers how to get to the bus station. I guess it's a good thing they knew!
Oh, I hope you remember the story of how I showed a bus driver for Martz Transportation find his way to Cape Canaveral, when he took a wrong turn towards Inverness, FL.