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zogman Frequent Visitor
Joined: Sep 05, 2005 Posts: 1417 Location: swindon uk
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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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off subject but i think theres a car pool lane already on the a4174 as it comes up to the m32 in bristol..maybe someone local can confirm this..... _________________ *************************** |
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matb Frequent Visitor
Joined: Mar 20, 2006 Posts: 258
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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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[quote="PaulB2005"] Quote: |
You'll be getting the first!!!
http://www.topgear.com/content/news/stories/624/
Share your commute and you'll be able to use the first car-share lane, which is set to open in Yorkshire in 2007.
The new one-mile lane stretches between the M606 and M62, and it will only be open to cars with two or more occupants. |
and yorkshire can have it with pleasure, not looking forward to policing them.
anyway thought the m4 was to be the guinea pig with a joint car/ bus lane.
besides the point i cant find the link but not long ago a thread was run on inconsistances. anyone assist |
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matb Frequent Visitor
Joined: Mar 20, 2006 Posts: 258
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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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have a look on this forum for
garmin i3- avoiding motorways
it is on page 2 posted by galaxy111.
we couldn't sort that either, albeit theirs loved m/ways. |
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xtraseller Frequent Visitor
Joined: 15/07/2003 22:59:27 Posts: 1050 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 10:41 pm Post subject: Avoiding the Motorway |
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Could it be that Garmin have messed up the routing - and chooses the most narrow, dangerous and slow roads possible when routing using the i3 and Nuvi???
See http://www.pocketgpsworld.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=37375
I know my Nuvi seems to work harder and harder with each Garmin update, and searching out what is simply is the most danerous and narrow lanes, tracks and farm yards in stead of more obvious, faster and safer main roads |
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Dixie123 Occasional Visitor
Joined: Mar 28, 2006 Posts: 7
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Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:41 am Post subject: |
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Got a car sharing lane on the ring road in Bristol. Doesn't work because every one uses it regardless of how many in the car. The police are too busy else where to do anything about it. |
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simon78 Occasional Visitor
Joined: Mar 10, 2006 Posts: 24 Location: Lincolnshire
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Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:35 pm Post subject: |
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The route it sends you on might be faster than using the motorway or it could be the shortest distance depending on what you have your i3 set to ie fastet route or shortest route.
Hope that makes sense |
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galaxy111 Occasional Visitor
Joined: Mar 01, 2006 Posts: 42 Location: Cheshire, UK
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Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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It's strange reading this post because my i3 tries to use motorways whenever possible now that I've upgraded to v.8 map. For the same routes v.7 was less inclined to use the local motorways (M6 / M56), so something has changed in the software.
If you've got the benefit of local knowedge then take the route you want and the Garmin will recalculate and change its route accordingly. Also if you want to use certain roads, you could insert a via point using INTERSECTIONS at a point on your preferred route. |
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xtraseller Frequent Visitor
Joined: 15/07/2003 22:59:27 Posts: 1050 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:13 pm Post subject: Not the settings |
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It is not the settings, as if you know the area and choose a more sensible route (which of course isn't possible when you don't know the area), it recalculates, sometimes to much quicker times even with Fastest Route chosen (and I am not talking just 1 or 2 mins) - and in fact the route can be 15 - 20 mins different in reality, on a relatively short route (40-60min) |
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