[gps-talkusers] short and long street names
- From: Michael May <mikemay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "GPS-talkusers-freelists.org" <GPS-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 22:44:14 -0700
I rarely change the setting under GPS options to long street names. However, on
a trip today in Southern California, I found it useful to have long street
names set.
There are many freeways which have a number plus a name based upon the area
they are passing through. For example, Interstate 5 might be called I5 in many
places in California but the Santa Anna Freeway when it passes through Orange
County. It might be something else when it is in San Diego. The freeway signs
may use the highway number but the BrailleNote might use the local name or visa
versa.
When you have the GPS Options set to long street names, you hear both the
number and the name for the freeway. This came in very handy while navigating
The 91 and the 15 in Southern California today. You might also want to keep
this in mind when you are the co-pilot on freeways you are not familiar with.
Mike
Michael G. May
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