| Myth #1: The weather can affect your GPS | | | | vigilant as a driver. It is important to watch the |
| Fact: Cloudy or rainy conditions have nothing to | | | | road and always pay attention to where you are |
| do with the performance of your GPS device. | | | | in journey. In fact, some directions provided by |
| Think about it like this: airplanes using GPS devices | | | | your GPS device may take you through areas in |
| to navigate through cloudy conditions thousands | | | | which you don't want to travel. It is always |
| of times a day. Last time we checked, the | | | | important to use these directions in conjunction |
| commercial aviation system was running without | | | | with what you can see with your own eyes, and |
| too many GPS-related problems. Well, the same | | | | of course, common sense.Myth #4: GPS devices |
| technology they use is found in your car's GPS | | | | don't work outside of a local area |
| devices. The only thing that can truly keep your | | | | Fact: The beauty of GPS devices for your car is |
| GPS device from operating at peak performance | | | | that they work almost anywhere. That means |
| are tall buildings, mountains and other large | | | | you can take your family for a cross-country |
| structures that may block it's signal. | | | | drive and the GPS will provide with information |
| Myth #2: The government can track you because | | | | every step of your journey. In fact, many GPS |
| of your GPS device | | | | devices can help you find local points-of-interest |
| Fact: It is true that some commercial grade GPS | | | | along the way including parks, museums, |
| devices send out a signal about your | | | | restaurants and more. |
| whereabouts, the consumer GPS devices sold by | | | | Myth #5: GPS devices are too expensive |
| Garmin, Magellan and other companies only | | | | Fact: Of all the falsehoods out there about GPS |
| receive information from satellite systems. While | | | | devices, this one might be the most out of touch. |
| this news will be no doubt disconcerting to | | | | Currently, there are more inexpensive GPS |
| conspiracy theorists, the rest of us can breathe a | | | | devices out there that at any time in the |
| little easier knowing that our whereabouts are | | | | technology's history. Even the high end models |
| private. | | | | from Tom Tom, Garmin and others are |
| Myth #3: GPS devices mean you don't have to | | | | reasonably priced, and the "basic" units (which are |
| watch the road | | | | still packed with features) are affordable enough |
| Fact: Just because you have a helpful GPS device | | | | for almost any budget. |
| in your car doesn't mean you should be any less | | | | |