The Bite:
Not if you use a cell-phone directions service. New cell-based driving directions provide free, easy instructions for how to get where you're going....without leaving a ginormous trail of printed directions in your wake.
Does following driving directions to somewhere new feel like a paper chase?
08.31.2007
Submitted by tmeronek on Fri, 08/31/2007 - 12:01am.
The Benefits:
- Free, on-the-go driving directions. GPS devices cost anywhere from $100-$1,000. Our phone-based options are free.
- More trees to admire along the way. Each day, 3.3 million people consult MapQuest; if each person prints a set of directions, they'll use 13,200 reams of paper.
- Arriving on time. Accessing directions on the way helps you avoid being unfashionably late.
Personally Speaking:
The last time Heather rented a car, she got lost and had to ask Sara to text MapQuest directions to her as she drove. Thank goodness her new Prius has a GPS system...the question is, will she use it?
Wanna Try:
- Tellme - call 1-800-555-TELL (8355), and say, "Driving directions."
- Google Mobile - text GOOGLE (466453), enter your starting address, then to, then your destination, and get free directions via text messaging.
Angela Wang
Cocktail Fact
Dispelling the myth that guys never ask for directions, a AAA study found that lost male drivers stopped to ask directions 34% of the time - only 3% less frequently than women.
Bang For The Bite
If 10,000 Biters avoid printing directions for three trips, we'll save enough paper for 8,640 copies of Car & Driver magazine.
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