I disagree. I can access information just as fast if not faster than a sighted person. It also helps to know your way around an area before you ever get there. I like to have as much information as possible. I also like feeling useful as a navigator when riding with someone. I also find the information provided by the GPS invaluable when riding in cabs. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ari Moisio" <arimo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 7:37 AM Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: MORE THOUGHTS ON ROUNDABOUTS
HiI still wonder if this is the most efficient way to use limited development resources.- In this case driverr guidance effort is doubled with already existing stand-alone and phone-based navigators.- Visual map is very important part of mass-market navigators. There is no easy way to provide all that information fast enough via speech/braille.- To have a person to relay all navigation information provided by gps device is waste of time and also prone to errors.You can still escape from the Gates of hell: Use Linux! -- mr. M01510 On Fri, 21 Dec 2007, Carol Pearson wrote:Steve,Thanks for this one. It does help us to realise that, as Charles rightly states, he has a big project on in order to make roundabouts work best both for the motorist and the pedestrian.-- Carol carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: Steven Bingham To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 10:40 AM Subject: [gps-talkusers] MORE THOUGHTS ON ROUNDABOUTS Hi allYes, it is important that a VI navigator can give their driver proper instructions for exiting a roundabout but the real problems that roundabout present are for walkers. When walking you need to know which exit to take but more importantly you need to know the quickest and easiest way of getting to it. To do this you need information about where road crossings are, are there subways or footbridges that a pedestrian can take.For example at most, but not all, British roundabouts there is provision for pedestrian to cross the road at each entry and exit. so if you are approaching a roundabout and know that you need to take the third exit the quickest way of reaching that exit would normally be to turn right and cross the road you have been walking along or simply turn right depending upon which side of the road you are on. But if there are subways provided then it would quite often be necessary to cross to the middle of the roundabout, choose your exit and cross to the appropriate side of the correct exit. The problem is that none of this pedestrian information is usually available on the maps.Steve-- No virus found in this incoming message.Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.6/1192 - Release Date: 12/21/2007 1:17 PM
