There Is A 1st Time For Everything...

First off, good job taking your time and not making poor decisions in both cases. I just have a couple thoughts that you most likely have already heard.

1) Whenever I enter or leave a new location, where there is any question of routing, I always pull up Google Maps and scout out the route to the first major road. Would not help in the case of the new barriers but it does give you an idea of what's coming up.

2) Pay attention to the moving map on the GPS. Sometimes the voice will be saying turn but the map is showing another couple hundred feet down the road. I have almost turned down little alleys or into incorrect parking lots by just following the voice.

Keep the good work. You may not realize it but you are learning lots every single day.

Hi James, excellent job there calling the police to help you out of a jam, and getting out of it safely. The internet is replete with photos and videos of drivers exercising poor judgement, making bad decisions and destroying or damaging property and thus careers, rather than surveying the landscape and making a level-headed call to correct their situation safely. You’re going to have a wonderful career in trucking. 👍