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Media release: The Frustrated and the Furious

Announcement posted by Navman Australia 03 May 2016

The Frustrated and the Furious
Navman Technology reveals top pet peeves on the road
 
No matter where you travel or the length of your drives, avoiding annoyances on the road, such as other drivers’ irritating habits, mind-numbing traffic jams, or maddening backseat drivers can seem almost impossible - but what is it that gets us most riled up on the road?  
 
Navman Technology recently asked its customers what frustrated them most when driving.* A whopping  98 per cent of people said the number one thing  was other drivers not indicating at all or indicating too late, highlighting the fact that we’d appreciate more courteous drivers on the road. However, there were also many other frustrating driving scenarios that rated highly annoying among drivers -  this included:
 
  •  96 per cent of drivers agreed they found drivers going too slow in the fast lane frustrating
  •  93 per cent of drivers agreed they found not knowing the directions of where they are going frustrating
  •  88 per cent of drivers agreed they found traffic frustrating
  •  84 per cent of driver agreed they found the speeding of other drivers frustrating
  •  76 per cent of drivers agreed they found disruptive passengers (i.e. kids being noisy etc) frustrating
  •  64 per cent of drivers agreed they found cyclists frustrating 

  
While Navman doesn’t have a solution for everything that makes us fume in the car such as the habits of other drivers, it does offer a number of solutions to make driving a more pleasant and happy experience. It’s current EZY and MY Series ranges offer features including Live Traffic Updates that automatically calculates your new estimated arrival time and can even find an alternate route for you. Also Landmark Guidance uses local landmarks to provide directions, for example “in 200 metres, turn right at the petrol station into Smith Street” so you can look out for the landmark and know exactly where to turn as well. While Free Lifetime Maps ensure you always have up-to-date directions and safety camera alerts on the road. Navman’s EZ260LMT device comes with a one year warranty and is available at all major electronics retailers from $169 RRP. Navman’s MY650LMMT has a very generous two year warranty and is available at all major electronics retailers for $199 RRP. For more information or a list of retailers visit www.navman.com.au or facebook.com/NavmanANZ
 
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*Research commissioned by Navman Technology and conducted by Lonergan Research who surveyed 15,561 Australian Navman customers - September 2015
 
About Navman:
Navman, a world leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of global positioning system (GPS) products, has more than 20 years experience in GPS, and as such is now widely recognised as a pioneer in portable, in-car satellite devices.  Navman began life in New Zealand, specialising in marine electronics and even today software design and development is still undertaken there.  Today the Navman brand is owned by MiTAC International, a leading worldwide maker of wireless communications products and one of Business Week’s top 100 Global IT companies. For more information, visit www.navman.com.au or facebook.com/NavmanANZ
 
For further information about Navman please contact:
Haylee Jonovski, The D’Arcy Partnership
Telephone: +61 2 9281 2230
Email: haylee@darcypr.com