[gps-talkusers] e: Roundabouts
- From: gavin atkins <gavin.atkins@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:34:09 +0100
Hi Peter
Oh how I do agree! when following a vehicle route it is
really difficult for a driver, I would like Sendero's
gps to say take the (third) exit as seems to be the case
with most systems for sighted people.
For pedestrian routes the current instruction is very
helpful.
Regards Gavin
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----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Bosher <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date sent: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:13:26 +0100
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Roundabouts
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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