Trucker's atlas
by K G Langenscheidt and American Map
Shares rank 4 of 15 reference books by recommenders
People recommend it for planning routes with a paper map. No caveats were raised in the quotes.
People recommend it for planning routes with a paper map. No caveats were raised in the quotes.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
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Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Used to plan routes
“I plan my routes with the paper map.”
Comment from 9 May 2026 in “The Intolerable Hypocrisy of Cyberlibertarianism”
Other reference books people recommend
The four most recommended other reference books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encyclopaedia Britannicaby Jan Morris | 29 | 8 | 78% | 11 | — | Approved |
| 507 Mechanical Movementsby Henry T. Brown | 12 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| The Ashley Book of Knotsby Clifford Ashley | 8 | 1 | 89% | 4 | — | — |
| Trucker's atlasby K G Langenscheidt and American MapThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| World Book Encyclopediaby World Book | 5 | 1 | 83% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
1 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I plan my routes with the paper map.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.