{"id":115,"date":"2012-12-14T08:34:46","date_gmt":"2012-12-14T00:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.joel.net.au\/?p=115"},"modified":"2026-06-20T16:31:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T08:31:18","slug":"driving-differences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/2012\/12\/14\/driving-differences\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving Differences"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Interesting to compare my drive this time with the drive I did last time in 2004. Now I’m driving an SUV, which uses a bit more fuel than my little Corolla did. I seem to be carrying MUCH more stuff than I did last time, which is a bit of a pain. Among the items is my mountain bike, which has stayed in the back the entire time so far for various reasons (including security, fuel economy, and nasty road surfaces). <\/p>\n

I have the aid of numerous GPS devices, but as far as navigation is concerned, they are really only best for micro views of where you are going and are a bit cumbersome to step back and get the big picture of where you are going for the day. Map books still lead the way in getting big-picture views of what is around. On the other hand, the GPS has been very good for sussing out all the service station options in small towns (where I have saved quite a bit tracking down the stations the locals use on back streets). They are also good for finding accommodation, shops, libraries, and other things. <\/p>\n\n\t\t

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Map of the route \u201cDriving Differences\u201d: 7,256 m, 82 m of climbing and 124 m of descent, elevation between -2 m and 62 m, time 16:59:01. It is a loop that starts and ends at -34.44791, 140.54859 (latitude, longitude).<\/p>