GPS for Local Driving
Sep 1, 2023 10:58:15 #
fetzler
Loc: North West PA
Robert Willson wrote:
Since I know where my house is in town, I‘ve programmed HOME on my GPS for the police department location. This way if the car is stolen, they still will not find my house.
Smart folks will know where home is anyway. Its is on your car registration in the glove box.
Sep 1, 2023 11:01:40 #
Canonuser
Loc: UK and South Africa
In the U.K. there are several motorways I can use for the quickest routes to places I know and regularly visit. Traffic jams regularly occur on these roads so I always tend to use my Sat Nav just so I can take the most traffic free route.
Sep 1, 2023 11:34:33 #
GPS (can be) an incredible tool, until you find that you have followed your GPs guide, right into a part of a large city, and suddenly, the signs read: "Detour", take alternate routes.....? That really helps you when you are trying to beat the clock to catch an plane. "Stuff happens". It's called Life Experience.
I can't wait for the (electronic wizards) to develop a GPS feature that you can install in your car, that will, not only monitor the location of your (loaned vehicles), but also allow you to "override" and turn your car around and return it to "HOME"!
That type of feature would have been great when my daughter was allowed to go out on dates, with friends.
I'm sure that [George Jetson] had that feature in his family car, to bring Elroy, home...
I can't wait for the (electronic wizards) to develop a GPS feature that you can install in your car, that will, not only monitor the location of your (loaned vehicles), but also allow you to "override" and turn your car around and return it to "HOME"!
That type of feature would have been great when my daughter was allowed to go out on dates, with friends.
I'm sure that [George Jetson] had that feature in his family car, to bring Elroy, home...
Sep 1, 2023 12:32:31 #
I use WAZE. It tells you if there is a RR crossing up ahead, if there is something parked in the Emercency lane up ahead, if there is law enforcement up ahead, if there is a traffic problem up ahead and a world of other things.
It keeps a record of where you have been so if you are new to the area and want to go again, it's already there, you just click on it...and yes, then you just click on home when you're done.
It keeps a record of where you have been so if you are new to the area and want to go again, it's already there, you just click on it...and yes, then you just click on home when you're done.
Sep 1, 2023 12:35:13 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
GPS will not tell you the shortest route. That fun... (show quote)
I can select shortest route or fastest time. I usually avoid toll roads.
Sep 1, 2023 12:52:44 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
terryMc wrote:
My 2016 Prius GPS has worked near flawlessly. I have updated the card once in seven years and haven't had a problem yet with exit numbers. I haven't been to the Phoenix area in a while though, and I know there has been a lot of new construction down there. I fully agree about connecting to Google maps, but I have an Android phone and I can't even get the voice stuff as far as I know...
My wife frequently connected her Samsung Android phones to Google Maps and get the voice prompts.
Sep 1, 2023 13:20:01 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I can select shortest route or fastest time. I usually avoid toll roads.
I had a car GPS once that seemed to prioritize roads. From major highways down to tertiary roads. It would choose the highest level road for your trip.
One time I was going from point A to point B. They were both on a tertiary road. There were two roads that intersected the tertiary road and also intersected each other. The car, when instructed to choose the shortest route started at point A, turned off on the first secondary road, then turned onto the second secondary road, then back on the original road. All the roads were straight, so the 'shortest' route was taking me off on a longer trip.
So the software is important.
Sep 1, 2023 14:02:58 #
I find that Google and Waze GPS through your phone far superior to installed GPS by automakers. Not only are they not accurate but expensive to keep current. Google and Waze are free and current. That's been my experience. Plus Waze has a red light and speed camera database that warns you when they come up. Did I say it's all free? 😁
Sep 1, 2023 14:10:53 #
TheShoe wrote:
My wife frequently connected her Samsung Android phones to Google Maps and get the voice prompts.
She got the voice prompts through the car speakers? I know I used to listen to hockey games using the phone, but I had to connect to IHeart radio on the car app. I couldn't connect the car directly to a website like Google maps through the phone.
Sep 1, 2023 18:53:45 #
DougS
Loc: Central Arkansas
Years ago... I actually had it take me to a 'wrong' location. One was a dead-end! Fortunately I knew where it should be taking me, but I 'humored' it, just to see where it would take me.
Sep 2, 2023 10:08:23 #
DirtFarmer wrote:
I had a car GPS once that seemed to prioritize roa... (show quote)
Several years ago, I would drive from one local town to another, with the GPS turned on and set to avoid toll roads. I didn't need the GPS to get me there, but it tried to avoid a toll bridge, so it wanted me to go an hour north to avoid a toll bridge. That no longer happens, so Garmin obviously made some changes.
Sep 2, 2023 10:57:06 #
Indi wrote:
Then why does Hawaii have Interstate Highways? 😂
I can answer that one: politics. Hawaiian pols lobbied to get a fair share of feds interstate highway funds. I have driven on a couple of them. Made driving from leeward side (Honolulu , Waikiki) to North shore a brease compared to the old two lane roads. There is also one which makes driving from Honolulu Airport to Waikiki much quicker than the downtown route.
Here in Maryland we have an interstate that connects our capital, Annapolis, with Baltimore. It does not cross over any state line. I mentioned politics but within that arena lies funding and convenience issues. In other words, the original program has been modified somewhat to allow funding to solve real or perceived highway problems. Also in Maryland Baltimore has a beltway (interstate 695 ) that is totally located within the state. But it does connect to an interstate that runs into Pennsylvania. My guess is Maryland is not the only state on the continent that has an interstate that does not cross over state lines
Sep 2, 2023 11:17:50 #
GPS is great! I've got them in both my cars and in my smartphone. In my android samsung it updates daily so it's the most accurate. It's not perfect however, and sometimes I disagree with the route it suggests, but it will recalculate.
Sep 2, 2023 12:25:47 #
nimbushopper wrote:
GPS is great! I've got them in both my cars and in my smartphone. In my android samsung it updates daily so it's the most accurate. It's not perfect however, and sometimes I disagree with the route it suggests, but it will recalculate.
You know how it says "recalculate" when you miss a turn. Well, one day, just to see what would happen, in a snarky tone I told it to "recalculate". I told me to shut up and get out!
(JK)
Sep 3, 2023 00:18:20 #
TheShoe wrote:
My wife frequently connected her Samsung Android phones to Google Maps and get the voice prompts.
Me also!
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