GPS preference questions

[kinzel]

Hi there, traveler ...

have you got the blues?

You say that roads you used ten years ago now go someplace else?
You say that roads you never heard of go where you want to go?
You say that roads that used to be friendly local scenic byways
with speed limits on the slow side of 40 now sport dazzling multi-span three-high bridge interconnections
with 8 lane roads that didn't exist in 1997, all moving at 78 miles an hour wall-to-wall?

is that what's troubling you, Bubby?

In other words, while we were never lost, we were discommoded several times by the rapid change in roads; we came across places where the road we needed to be on was now... continued on the other side of a superhighway, with no bridge to be found... and where the cross street now feeds a barrier littered road with one way signs and a mile-long Robin Hood's barn round-trip to go 40 feet.

So, talk to me of GPS, and of features. I note we have no bluetooth phone, so we prolly don't need that, eh? And who expects the map to sing? Not the most urgent feature for us, that ...

Thanks!

Comments

Re: OnStar

[kinzel.livejournal.com]

I can't often afford to rent any car, much less an Onstar equipped one, certainly cannot afford to buy one unless someone buys some movie rights... so we need to find a GPS solution or become prescient.

AAA TripTik

[wjb3-reads.livejournal.com]

so we need to find a GPS solution or become prescient.

My other Dad worked with computers before he retired. He prefers the paper AAA TripTik (Note 1), no battery required. He goes to his local AAA and tells them when and where he is going. Just before the trip, they mail it to him. If I remember correctly, it is like a spiral note book with maps instead of pages. On the map itself, they used a green highlighter to trace the route.

For unexpected surprises, like a 12 car pile up, he uses a 20 year old CB radio.

Note 1)
( http://www.aaamidatlantic.com/Travel/AutoTravel )
"Order a traditional TripTik® online to receive by mail"
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Re: AAA TripTik

[kinzel.livejournal.com]

You know, I used to use them, too ... but then to avoid the places I like to avoid I ended up pre-planning the trips so there was a lot of duplicated effort. Also, a lot of my local/regional travel when I reach someplace is off-the-cuff. The side-trip this time that found me faced by a row of You-Shall-Not-Pass barriers making me go miles around ... I wouldn't have bothered to or even thought to put on trip-tik

Re: AAA TripTik vs GPS

[(Anonymous)]

and the Garmin and TomTom have options to highlight speed traps and traffic obstructions.

We like our Garmin (650) esp. with the Aus accent. When you ignore her directions she gets very annoyed. but it only has US maps.

The 770 ad says it will remember where your car is parked and help you find it, and includes Can/Eur/UK maps.