GPS - Lane Assistance

question.. is lane assistance a feature worthwhile having? also, is the
multiple points useful for delivery drivers making multiple drives on
occasion?

I'm really vexxed on this issue between 4.3 vs. 5.0 sizes. I'd be
interested in the Garmin nuvi 1490 unit, but the 5.0" won't be avail
until 3rd quarter.

I've been looking around for a gps unit and decided to narrow it down to
the Garmin nuvi 700 series (4.3) vs. (5.0) the Garmin nuvi 5000 vs.
Magellan Maestro 5310.

On Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:37:37 -0500, dilbert firestorm


In my experience of it on Tomtom, sometimes it is useful, sometimes a
hindrance when the lane data isn't exact, or it obscures something you
need to do soon after the lane change.
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On Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:37:37 -0500, dilbert firestorm


I've got a nuvi 760 and, while it's great in all sorts of ways, there
are times when I'd have killed to have the lane assistance feature.
It's not often needed, but boy, when it is needed, it's really needed!

NYC & Boston in particular (in my experience). I'll have lane assist
before I go back there for a long stay.

This is pointed up by the database saying/showing to follow a
particular road by name - which isn't used on the signage! Further
confused by the "stay left then stay right" sorts of directions in
tight interchanges (where I find myself not sure if my location &
directions are in sync), and the map zoom is too tight to see what the
overall goal is within the interchange. Heavy traffic is inevitable,
too.

In the cities where these interchanges are problematic, I think lane
assist will be hugely valuable to me - especially when a mistake
carries a big penalty in lost time/tolls/etc.

And for the multi-point routing, I've only needed to use it a few
times, but it was a real boon. In the cases I've used it, I wasn't
able to pre-plan - otherwise, simple pre-planning on a PC screen of
the order of stops is a bit better for me.

Wayne R. wrote:

How does it work? Does it give you an audible prompt to move one or
more lanes to the right or left? Or do you have to study the pop-up
visual turning prompts and get your navigation marker into a certain lane?

I have the image of people studying the details on their GPS receivers
to get themselves in a certain lain by looking at it instead of the
signs that should be telling them the same things.


Driving in Boston isn't for the faint of heart. I like the parts where
your GPS receiver goes blind and you just have to run on road signs and

Jack

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Every manufacturer does it differently. And some do it without
calling it 'lane assistance'. You'll have to read a review or see
some screenshots.

Simon.

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