[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 07:34:53 -0500

 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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