
- Can-Garmins-do-Left-Turns-Only-
- 01-25-2011
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I recently heard a news story about UPS programming their trucks' GPS
to make only left turns to save fuel costs. (http://abcnews.go.com/
WNT/story?id=3005890&page=1)
Is there a way to do the same on our Garmin consumer units as well?
Just curious... 8^)
Figaro
to make only left turns to save fuel costs. (http://abcnews.go.com/
WNT/story?id=3005890&page=1)
Is there a way to do the same on our Garmin consumer units as well?
Just curious... 8^)
Figaro
Figaro wrote the following:
Your hearing must be wrong. It is left turns that they are trying to
reduce.
--
Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
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Your hearing must be wrong. It is left turns that they are trying to
reduce.
--
Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @
On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:10:00 -0500, willshak wrote:
And, as far as I can tell, the Garmin units already have a bias toward
near-side turns.
--
75. I will instruct my Legions of Terror to attack the hero en masse,
instead of standing around waiting while members break off and
attack one or two at a time.
--Peter Anspach's list of things to do as an Evil Overlord
> Figaro wrote the following:
>> I recently heard a news story about UPS programming their trucks' GPS
>> to make only left turns to save fuel costs. (http://abcnews.go.com/
>> WNT/story?id=3005890&page=1)
>> Is there a way to do the same on our Garmin consumer units as well?
>> Just curious... 8^)
>> Figaro
>>
>> to make only left turns to save fuel costs. (http://abcnews.go.com/
>> WNT/story?id=3005890&page=1)
>> Is there a way to do the same on our Garmin consumer units as well?
>> Just curious... 8^)
>> Figaro
>>
> Your hearing must be wrong. It is left turns that they are trying to
> reduce.
> reduce.
And, as far as I can tell, the Garmin units already have a bias toward
near-side turns.
--
75. I will instruct my Legions of Terror to attack the hero en masse,
instead of standing around waiting while members break off and
attack one or two at a time.
--Peter Anspach's list of things to do as an Evil Overlord
On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:11:42 -0600, Peter H. Coffin wrote:
Especially if you set it to avoid U turns.
--
You cannot simply assume someone is honest
just because they are not an MP.
> On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:10:00 -0500, willshak wrote:
>> Figaro wrote the following:
>>> I recently heard a news story about UPS programming their trucks' GPS
>>> to make only left turns to save fuel costs. (http://abcnews.go.com/
>>> WNT/story?id=3005890&page=1)
>>> Is there a way to do the same on our Garmin consumer units as well?
>>> Just curious... 8^)
>>> Figaro
>>>
>>>
>>> to make only left turns to save fuel costs. (http://abcnews.go.com/
>>> WNT/story?id=3005890&page=1)
>>> Is there a way to do the same on our Garmin consumer units as well?
>>> Just curious... 8^)
>>> Figaro
>>>
>>>
>> Your hearing must be wrong. It is left turns that they are trying to
>> reduce.
>> reduce.
>
> And, as far as I can tell, the Garmin units already have a bias toward
> near-side turns.
> And, as far as I can tell, the Garmin units already have a bias toward
> near-side turns.
Especially if you set it to avoid U turns.
--
You cannot simply assume someone is honest
just because they are not an MP.
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> to make only left turns to save fuel costs. (http://abcnews.go.com/
> WNT/story?id=3005890&page=1)
> Is there a way to do the same on our Garmin consumer units as well?
> Just curious... 8^)
> Figaro
>