[gps-talkusers] Re: Situation 8, forcing the BN to avoid a road closure

  • From: vincent <vinnroc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 14:04:47 -0500

ok, so I'm happy I've made a contribution. *smile*
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael May" <MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 1:41 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Situation 8, forcing the BN to avoid a road
closure


>          Vince,
>
> One can already reroute once you are off course. Just press RV and you
will
> be asked if you want to save the old route if you haven't already.
> Otherwise, it calculates a new route from your current position. It is
best
> if you pull over and wait for the new route. It was very nice on the PK
> that these new route calculations only took a few seconds.
>
> What we can put on the wish list is the ability to flag a road and
> intersection as impassable. That would be handy.
>
> Mike
>
>
> At 04:34 AM 12/12/2004, you wrote:
> >  also had a good chuckle from your story.  I had my wife read it.  We
> >actually had something like this happen to us recently.  Is automatic
> >re-routing on the wish list?  The program "Iguidance" that my wife uses
> >re-routes after you go off course.
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Jeffrey Bohrman" <jbohrman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 7:28 AM
> >Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: Situation 8, forcing the BN to avoid a road
> >closure
> >
> >
> > > Mike:
> > >
> > > Your story is quite helpful!  I know driving with our wives can be
> > > challenging at times especially in unfamiliar areas.
> > >
> > > Although I've not quite started to use my GPS - I am getting there -
your
> > > story is one good suggestion if I can't simply find an alternative
route
> > > from where one is standing to the destination.  Actually, I've
navigated
> >my
> > > wife to a certain point that I'd be familiar with and then go from
there.
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Michael May" <MikeMay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 1:14 AM
> > > Subject: [gps-talkusers] Situation 8, forcing the BN to avoid a road
> >closure
> > >
> > >
> > > > Situation 8
> > > > We are driving to a Society for the Blind Christmas function at the
> > > > Sacramento Yacht Club. It is very foggy and there is lots of
traffic. I
> >am
> > > > in charge of directions with my BrailleNote GPS route guiding us
along.
> > > >
> > > > The tension in the car is palpable as we creep across a bridge over
the
> > > > Sacramento River. The BN reports 2.1 miles to our destination. I
can't
> > > wait
> > > > for a warm fire and glass of wine.
> > > >
> > > > We arrive at an intersection where the BN instructs us to continue
> > > straight
> > > > but flashing lights and police cars across the road force us to turn
> > > right.
> > > > It turns out that a gas main ruptured and the route we needed was
> > > > completely blocked.
> > > >
> > > > Question 8
> > > > What now? We are in a completely unfamiliar area, it is residential
and
> > > > there is nobody to ask directions of. We are already very late. How
do I
> > > > get us to the event  and keep my hide intact at the same time?
> > > >
> > > > Answer8
> > > > My wife wanted me to call the Yacht Club, which I of course did. I
told
> > > the
> > > > bar tender where we were and she gave me very complicated directions
for
> > > > two possible alternate routes and at the same time, my wife is
talking
> >to
> > > > me. I hang up, more confused than ever.
> > > >
> > > > I told her to pull over and take a deep breath while I find us a
route.
> >I
> > > > went into Explore mode and reversed the route so I can understand
the
> > > route
> > > > coming from the destination toward me. This gave me a chance to see
each
> > > of
> > > > the cross streets that might provide an alternate access and which
might
> > > > clarify what the bar tender told me.
> > > >
> > > > I found another road that intersected Highway 80 and set it as my
> > > > destination. I then calculated a route from where we were to this
> >interim
> > > > destination. While we were driving there, I then calculated a second
> >route
> > > > from the freeway intersection to the Yacht Club. In other words, I
> >picked
> > > > an interim point that created a triangle around the road closure.
This
> > > > means of using two routes to complete an entire trip is a good
strategy
> > > for
> > > > forcing the BN to route you the way you want to go rather than the
way
> >it
> > > > tells you to go.
> > > >
> > > > My wife was about ready to tell me where to go as well.  It turns
out
> >that
> > > > everyone was delayed by the road closure so relatively speaking, we
> > > weren't
> > > > late. It was wonderful to step out of the car and fog into the
embrace
> >of
> > > > the holiday cheer, great folks and good food. Thank goodness the
return
> > > > trip home was uneventful. I am also grateful for the fact that I
could
> >be
> > > > the navigator. I don't know quite what we would have done if I
didn't
> >have
> > > > my GPS and ingenuity.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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