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This is the Conversation Forum for The Problem with Driving Directions << minor typo Asking the wrong person >> Subject: Landmarks Posted May 23, 2003 by Uncle Ghengis   Posting 1 I always try to add a generous number of landmarks into any directions I give... And not just at the junctions, but along the straight sections of a route too - it helps reassure a traveller when they're on the right path. Of course there's also a traditional method of navigating... By pubs! - they make excellent landmarks, since they have distinctive names and also serve as an oasis for the traveller! (Not that drinking and driving is to be encouraged of course...) Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Landmarks Posted May 23, 2003 by Richenda This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 2 The best/funniest landmark direction I ever received.... Turn right at the barn that burned down 2 years ago. What's even funnier is that I made the correct turn. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Landmarks Posted May 24, 2003 by Wrinkled Rocker (incurable <biker>) This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3 Navigating by pubs!? If you get lost and go into another pub, do you think they'd give you the directions to their opposition? I agree that landmarks are important - providing you can see them easily. Daylight landmarks are sometimes invisible at night and vice versa. Also, landmarks for pedestrians are different to drivers landmarks. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Landmarks Posted May 26, 2003 by Ku'Reshtin (Bring the beat back!) This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 4 That comment about the barn that burned down reminds me of an old Saturday Night Live scetch, where two teams had to give directions from somewhere in New Jersey, to somewhere else in New Jersey, and the comments went something like: "Turn right at John Adam's old place, then go straight until you pass the old baptist church that burned down five years ago. After that, you take the next right, and you continue down that road and take a left again at the junction where the retard who counts cars all day sits. Then it's only about ten more minutes, and it's on your left." Conversation list Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites referenced. In the event that you consider anything on this page to be in breach of the site's House Rules, please click on the relevant button to alert our Moderation Team. Conversation list

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