Garmin and bad roads
Garmin doesn't seem to know the difference between a good dirt road and a two-track. On a recent trip to western Colorado and Wyoming, my Garmin Nuvi frequently directed me down bad roads. It tried...
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byronlj wrote:
I live on a dead end country road that sits on my property. Google maps shows my road connecting with another road that is 2 miles away. I have a sign posted before entering that says dead end and no trespassing. And people wonder why I get mad when they have to turn their big rigs around in my driveway. Technology is great sometimes but does it trump a posted sign?
Dave
Yah, I just had an experience with one of those.
County Sign saying "Dead End", from paved to dirt.
Garmin kept saying there's a turn off.
Then a Old "Private Property" sign
Garmin kept saying there's a turn off apx quarter mile down the road to my destination.
I was thinking the "Private.." sign applied to further on down BEFORE the homestead/ranch.
So went a little further, not seeing any peeps/home etc.
As I got further on down, saw a barn and then figured, Ooops...
Luckily able to turn around and head back out.
My point being, other than check Garmin (had dirt roads OFF) it might help the homeowners to simply put an additional comment like "Your Nav is wrong, Private property, no turn arounds beyond this point" or something like that.. to ID that the Nav is wrong.
Might help, just a thought.. Most of the signs look old and possibly abandoned.
Hope that helps..
(Green Mountain, Central Oregon)
