Map reading by the driver of a moving vehicle is inherently unsafe, and ought to be banned in the same way as mobile phones have been. Before satnavs there may have been a legitimate need to be able to allow it, but that is no longer the case.
I guess satnavs with little screens will also go too, eventually, when screen projection devices become sufficiently economical and widespread -- but for the moment, using a satnav which gives instructions mainly by voice is highly preferable than trying to read a map on the passenger seat and/or trying to find safe places to stop and read.
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Re: Is map reading a lost art now?
Map reading by the driver of a moving vehicle is inherently unsafe, and ought to be banned in the same way as mobile phones have been. Before satnavs there may have been a legitimate need to be able to allow it, but that is no longer the case.
I guess satnavs with little screens will also go too, eventually, when screen projection devices become sufficiently economical and widespread -- but for the moment, using a satnav which gives instructions mainly by voice is highly preferable than trying to read a map on the passenger seat and/or trying to find safe places to stop and read.