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Wanna save gas? Don't get lost driving to the right town in the wrong county

Most people know there's an Athens, Greece and an Athens, Georgia. But did you know there are 22 towns named Sutton in the UK? There are plenty more examples of towns with the same name in different parts of the county, and Trafficmaster, a group that works on increasing "intelligent driving" skills, says that all these homograph towns (and other driving difficulties) lead to 10,000 calls a day from people asking for directions. Trafficmaster's take is that these wasted miles cost the drivers (and occupants) time, but there's a lot of gas used ... Read more →

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