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Cuddly confusion

The sat nav teddy doesn't fill John Rutter at Smart421 with joy. We suggested last week it should be programmed to say "oops, sorry" in case of right-left confusion, but he doesn't think that goes far enough.
"I think there may be a better alternative," he says.
Sat Nav Teddy: Turn next left.
Driver: Starts indicating. 
Sat Nav Teddy: Your other left.
He does not, however, recommend an argumentative teddy: "I said turn left; do as I tell you, don't you ever listen?"
To retain traditional British driving conditions, we suggest Sat Nav Teddy could be adjusted to say: "Admit it, you're lost. Why don't you just stop and ask someone for directions?"

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