Awful Sense Of Direction!!!

[Terentius]

I tried to negociate myself from Darlington to a place called Evenwood which is 13 miles. I have VERY recently passed my CBT and have no road experience in a car.

Although this is supposed to be 13 miles i managed to clock up 69 miles trying to get from A to B. I even ended up on the A1(M) which i am not aloud with L plates

I suppose this could be put down to me being new to the road, but i really do think that i suffer from a terrible sense of direction. Anyone else seem to suffer this?

Although i do have to say, i have been though some smashing A and B roads and thorugh some villages
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[Clanger]

No, but then I totally love maps, and have explored many many many roads across the country. Before I go anywhere different, I plot my route on the map or even google maps, write the instructions on a piece of paper, then put this in my tank bag.

The only times I 'get lost' are on purpose, when I head off down roads I've never been before.
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[Terentius]

Yea clanger i think i should take a leaf out of your book mate. Been looking on google maps to try and work out where the F**k i've been and i really can't. I think the 6 P's are needed here for me to manage.

Although i can see the fun in "getting lost" i don't fancy doing it on my way home from work after a 12 hour night shift
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[Germ]

Hey Terentius you should become a taxi driver.Last 3 or 4 times I've been picked up they say "where you going?" I tell them and they ask me how to get there!!

Next time I might ask them how much discount I'm getting for being their navigator.
Seems it's long gone when a taxi driver actually knows his and the surrounding areas....and they're screwed if you don't have the postcode for the SatNav

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[doggone]

You can use google maps for directions before setting off and print out if need be.
But for 13 miles you'd probably be OK just mentally remembering the main road numbers or place names along the route?

Some areas are rather confusing with no good landmarks lke hills to keep to one side or the other so you have a rough idea you're at least heading the right direction more or less.
There's also a problem with poor signage in some places as they've been nicking them for aluminium scrap.

[Germ]

My sense of direction sucks and my memory aint so hot either.

I'm the guy who rode to Middlesboro for a job interview,parked in a multi story in the city center and spent 3 hours afterwards trying to remember which multi story it was and which floor

[Terentius]

[Germ]

At the time I was in a little pit village in Co Durham ,grew up there.
Now and for the last 20 odd years I'm in Washington,Tyne and Wear.For many years I said "I'm only here temporary" but I'm still here,mostly cos everything is close to hand and I'm a lazy git

[Terentius]

Im from wales and moved here for a change or scenery (Darlington) plus my parents had been here for some years. Ended up meeting my GF and settling down, now have a son and have moved to a tiny village called Evenwood. Good to meet you Germ
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[felicity]

[Terentius]

Yea just looking through the google maps and talking to my GF who drives me all over useally and yes. Your correct i think i should plan before i go and that way its one less thing to think about on the road.
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[Moxey]

That brings me back memories lol

Back when I had my YBR after doing CBT was out one night with a friend from Darlo and we had agreed to go to Staindrop him having took to riding better than I had pretty much left me for dead in the twisties and I lost him.

Still don't know how the hell I managed it to this day but after 45 minutes riding around looking for the sign for Staindrop I eventually arrived at Sedgefield

Made sure to look at a few maps of my area now and make sure if I'm out with anyone we both know where we're going.
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[Terentius]

Im no judge really, as i have done worse myself tonight but staindrop and sedgefield seem pretty far apart?

Sure i passed Staindrop on my travels or at very least signs to it tonight lol
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[SweenyT]

I find my navigation is worse on the bike for some reason. In a car - no probs. On the bike - guaranteed I'll lose my way once or twice.

Now after trial and error I plot my route beforehand then rely on Google Maps/Navigation on my phone (no tank bag and hate stopping to read map). I use my headphones as ear plugs and if I go wrong Google Nav tells me how to get back on course. As the 3G drains my battery I take my charger.
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[pits]

[Terentius]

@SweenyT - Yea my phone has the satnav thing i will defo use that idea if im planning a trip. I might even start taking the headphones out with me in case i do get lost.

@Pits - Ha well spotted! I read that post without reading the quote the first time and was very confused
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[Scooty]

I really hate getting lost. Decided to ride up to Birmingham (from Basingstoke) last November. After 2 hours or so of riding and getting very cold, managed to get lost going from the M42 to his house. Managed to find a petrol station, so that I could check where I was, grab a coffee and warm up a bit. Only it was dark, so people weren't allowed in the shop, so had to order a coffee through the window. Then found out that they had no hot water

Eventually managed to find my way by using CoPilot on my HTC, balanced very precariously on my yoke, as it kept turning itself off, or muting itself. Must invest in a tankbag!
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[Moxey]

[Dan_Davies]

only been on the roads a year, but i always have a quick check of a map before i go somewhere new, just put a couple of places in my mind near where i want to go, and usually look for them on sign posts, could really do with a tank bag tho haha
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[Drew]

[Moxey]

[Germ]

[Terentius]

Was living in Darlington. A rough part of Darlo. Fucking burgled twice. Im from South Wales and the misses is from middlesbrough. i also lived London for 8 years.

Evenwood ain't so bad! People are really friendly and its quiet. Where i lived before there was riot vans in the street every other night and always someone shouting/fighting pissed up.

I like it here!! Been here for 2 months now
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[ruck bodgers]

your not alone i get lost all the time .
i do not study my routes enough it can be frustrating sometimes.
but i also do it purposely quite often
got a ww2 brass compass on my bars so i know my general direction .
usually its forward hehe