GPS route using "No Left Turn" algorithm?
Anyone know of a GPS unit or app that plots a route with no left turns? (probably everyone is doing this except me):( This would be especially useful when navigating large cities. UPS has huge ...
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Bumpyroad wrote:
I wonder how much fuel is burned waiting for the left turn vs. driving 4 extra blocks, stopping at each corner and if red, waiting to turn when it gets clear enough, etc.?
I suppose the bean counters had this all figured out, sort of like my BIL told me when he flew for Northwest. they had a route, Fargo to billings or something like that that the bean counters wanted to drop because the traffic never increased. it never increased because the planes were filled to capacity and couldn't. :)
bumpy
You are missing the point. They have deliveries in that area. They are not turning left simply to avoid a left turn. But to maximize the efficiency of the route. As an individual it makes no sense unless you have a reason to go that way. From a fuel standpoint you will burn more taking the long way. And from a safety standpoint I don't see it either. You are still crossing intersections where someone could run a red and on the road longer, statistically raising the odds of bad things.
