[gps-talkusers] Re: Roundabouts
- From: Chris Grabowski <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 12:48:57 -0400
Hi Peter,
are you using 4.02?
Thanks
Chris
On Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:13:26 +0100, you wrote:
>Hi All,
>
>I'm new to Braillenote GPS and the list, so please forgive me if this
>has been covered before. I'm migrating from Trekker and Wayfinder,
>and in most respects, I'm finding Sendero GPS an absolute joy, with
>so much power and flexibility compared with the others. However, I'm
>having one problem, relating to navigation of roundabouts. I think
>in the US you call these traffic circles, but here in the UK they
>are everywhere, and it's rare to find a journey without many of them.
>
>The way that Sendero GPS gives instructions seems confusing. For
>example, at a roundabout where you are actually turning right, it
>will tell you to turn left onto the roundabout, and then turn left to
>exit the roundabout. It is similar with clockface
>instructions. It will say to turn ten o'clock on the roundabout and
>then exit nine o'clock.
>
>What we need is a global instruction that gives you the direction of
>the road you are taking relative to the road you were on. For
>example, Wayfinder would say "turn right at the roundabout onto X
>street", or "take the third exit onto X street" counting exits clockwise.
>
>It sounds a llitle complicated when you try to explain it, but it is
>a real problem when navigating vehicle routes in particular. A
>wwork-around seems to be to use the compass directions, but this
>needs quite a lot of thought and ssometimes there isn't enough time
>or clarity.
>
>Am I missing something, or could this be a suggested improvement?
>
>Any thoughts welcome.
>
>Best,
>
>Peter
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