Three Missed Turns In One Trip

I set a personal record for myself recently. I missed not one; Not two; but THREE turns on my load home Friday.

If you aren't familiar with the exits for i-84 in Willington, CT I'll just tell you that the East and West ramps are separated by a couple turns. I often stay at the new Loves or the TA off exit 71. 90% of the time I'm heading East once I leave the truck stop. This time I was supposed to go West. For some reason I wasn't focused, and without thinking I took the Eastbound exit. Missed Turn #1.

Later on as I was heading to NJ via the GW Bridge - which I've crossed nearly 100 times without missing a turn - I failed to stay right at the last split to continue on i-95 towards the bridge. Just a lack of concentration on my part. It was near 1am with light traffic. Usually you need to stay ultra focused in that area bc of all the traffic. Missed Turn #2.

Finally, I was supposed to take exit 12 off the turnpike to reach my delivery location. I've been to this place several times. I can get there without using GPS. My Rand McNally always chooses to route me via Exit 10. I know this and I know that Exit 12 is a more direct route. However I lost focus again and drove right past exit 12. I realized this when I glanced at a sign for exit 11 upcoming 1 mile away. Missed Turn #3. The Trifecta! Lots of foul language ensued...

Stay focused, people. My idiocy only cost me a little damage to my pride. It could have been a lot worse.

RealDiehl, I get this completely.

I regularly have to remind myself to "stay focused." Bad things tend to happen if I'm thinking about other things while driving, or even if I just kind of allow my mind to wander.

I'm glad you posted this. It's a relevant reminder for all of us.

I missed an entrance to the same customer 3 times in the not too distant past! It was a seven mile round trip each time to get back to the starting point. Fourth time was the charm!

I missed an entrance to the same customer 3 times in the not too distant past! It was a seven mile round trip each time to get back to the starting point. Fourth time was the charm!

I did the same thing trying to get to a truck stop in New Jersey off US 1-9 Truck. I think it was somewhere around 5 miles for me to keep doing the loop. I kept missing the turn I was supposed to take because of construction.

I have had to back up to a mile on frontage roads due to missed turns. Either the cb chatter or my own feelings of dumba$$ery did not make it any easier.

I have had to back up to a mile on frontage roads due to missed turns.

How does that work out for CPM Pay? Does a company deduct that mile of reverse travel?

Ha! Yes! End of month refund!

I've never missed a turn, I have just taken a more scenic route!

I've never missed a turn, I have just taken a more scenic route!

Just wanted to see more of the city where you were delivering/picking up, right?

I can remember pre-gps the qualcomm directions had Bakersfield Ca flipped. If it said East meant West. Turn right meant left. My co-driver and I almost fought b/c he was determined the qualcomm could not be wrong. We saw Bakersfield from many angles. We discovered it when I finally said f-it we are leaving and just took a turn. Found the produce shed etc Lots of laughs ensued. An hour after the debacle our disp sent us message about the mistake.