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Old 10-20-2006, 04:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Toothpick

But how often do you drive on roads and streets where you have never traveled before? If you are like me it is very seldom and you basically travel on the same roads and along the same routes over and over again. So if you measured the times when you would actually have to pull out the MCRA to confirm if a road or route is truck acceptable or not would be very minimal.
In the near future it will be 100% of the time that I drive to places I have never been before. I expect that percentage to come down as the days, weeks, months and years to roll on.
 
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Old 10-20-2006, 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by beemermcr
CrackAces -

What Garmin are you using - I have an older color Streetpilot with 128mb card (yes, I download frequently, depending on route) - that has been doing a surprisingly good job (cross referenced with company directions, laptop mapping and MCA) - but am thinking about upgrading -

Thoughts?

Paul
I own a Garmin7200 an dI also use the PC software nRoute.

nRoute has not been upgraded since 2005 but I like it better than Co-Pilot as a PC based GPS.
 
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Old 10-21-2006, 01:35 AM
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Whatever you do don't invest in technology, just drive within 50 miles of your destination and get on the CB and asking if anyone knows where you're going. I don't know about the rest of you ,but i get tired of driver's that won't invest in technology. A small investment can keep you from needing to rely on a stranger over the radio, who might be giving you bad information. You don't know if they are just evil, or missed informed, or even a driver.
 
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Old 10-21-2006, 03:03 AM
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Originally Posted by terrylamar
Originally Posted by Toothpick

But how often do you drive on roads and streets where you have never traveled before? If you are like me it is very seldom and you basically travel on the same roads and along the same routes over and over again. So if you measured the times when you would actually have to pull out the MCRA to confirm if a road or route is truck acceptable or not would be very minimal.
In the near future it will be 100% of the time that I drive to places I have never been before. I expect that percentage to come down as the days, weeks, months and years to roll on.
I recommend just starting out that you stay away from navigation software in the beginning. That you instead use the MCRA alone. That way you will become very proficient at doing everything manually. It is very important that you know how to do everything manually at first. You never know when you will have to revert back to manual mode. After you have reached a certain level of proficiency doing it manually, then go ahead and jump on the navigation software bandwagon.
 
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Old 10-21-2006, 03:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Toothpick
Originally Posted by terrylamar
Originally Posted by Toothpick

But how often do you drive on roads and streets where you have never traveled before? If you are like me it is very seldom and you basically travel on the same roads and along the same routes over and over again. So if you measured the times when you would actually have to pull out the MCRA to confirm if a road or route is truck acceptable or not would be very minimal.
In the near future it will be 100% of the time that I drive to places I have never been before. I expect that percentage to come down as the days, weeks, months and years to roll on.
I recommend just starting out that you stay away from navigation software in the beginning. That you instead use the MCRA alone. That way you will become very proficient at doing everything manually. It is very important that you know how to do everything manually at first. You never know when you will have to revert back to manual mode. After you have reached a certain level of proficiency doing it manually, then go ahead and jump on the navigation software bandwagon.
Well, I've been reading maps for many decades, in several different countries, I think I might have it down by now!
 
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Old 10-21-2006, 04:00 AM
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Originally Posted by terrylamar
Originally Posted by Toothpick
Originally Posted by terrylamar
Originally Posted by Toothpick

But how often do you drive on roads and streets where you have never traveled before? If you are like me it is very seldom and you basically travel on the same roads and along the same routes over and over again. So if you measured the times when you would actually have to pull out the MCRA to confirm if a road or route is truck acceptable or not would be very minimal.
In the near future it will be 100% of the time that I drive to places I have never been before. I expect that percentage to come down as the days, weeks, months and years to roll on.
I recommend just starting out that you stay away from navigation software in the beginning. That you instead use the MCRA alone. That way you will become very proficient at doing everything manually. It is very important that you know how to do everything manually at first. You never know when you will have to revert back to manual mode. After you have reached a certain level of proficiency doing it manually, then go ahead and jump on the navigation software bandwagon.
Well, I've been reading maps for many decades, in several different countries, I think I might have it down by now!
Okay...what's the mileage from Rochester, NY to Albany, Ga?
 
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Old 10-21-2006, 04:08 AM
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"Okay...what's the mileage from Rochester, NY to Albany, Ga?"

According to Map Quest it is 1120.94 miles. This was the most convienent map I have available at the moment.
 
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Old 10-21-2006, 04:11 AM
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This is kind of simple compared to a night land navigation course. Pre GPS.
 
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Old 10-21-2006, 05:37 AM
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Originally Posted by terrylamar
This is kind of simple compared to a night land navigation course. Pre GPS.
I guess it was since you cheated. However, you still got it wrong. Actual miles, notwithstanding mapquest, are 1163.
 
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Old 10-21-2006, 05:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Toothpick
Originally Posted by terrylamar
This is kind of simple compared to a night land navigation course. Pre GPS.
I guess it was since you cheated. However, you still got it wrong. Actual miles, notwithstanding mapquest, are 1163.
Cheated? There were no rules established. Yes, I one of the ones who brings a gun to a knife fight and a couple of my buddies for insurance.
 
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