Overreliance on GPS and Mapping Software

When I first learned to drive, I always relied on checking a map prior to leaving so that I knew where to go and kept a map or map book (Thomas Guide) in my car in case I got lost. When MapQuest (remember that?) came to be, I replaced checking the map with printing out the directions to my desintation. For longer trips, I went to AAA and got a TripTik travel planner which was really neat at the…