CB Radios??
Hello, I was wondering how many (if any) of you have a CB radio or have ever used one while traveling? Those who have used them, how useful were they? Any information will be greatly appreciated. T...
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philh wrote:
And Waze will quickly report "Smokey's" location.
WAZE is only good for knowing where the cars will slow and jam up both lanes. 70-mph has always been fast enough as an upper limit. But today’s idjits think it’s a minimum to maintain.
Illegal to travel in Interstate left lane. Or block access from right lane EXCEPT during the limited range of a pass. Always fun to watch them when I signal I’m coming over. And do. (There is zero R.O.W. In left lane. That’s travel lane ONLY . . . why did you think we built 43k miles of two-lane roads. Only the stoopid think the left lane is the fast lane as there isn’t one).
What WAZE won’t do is tell you anything worth knowing. GARMIN GPS and a UNIDEN 885 with built-in scanner trumps it handily.
Part of the value of CB is knowing how to use it. WHAT questions to ask. WHEN to ask them. Etc. Plenty of us have them on, but aren’t roused to yakkity-yak all day. So just listening opens doors to usage.
Traffic coming to a standstill in a metro area? My question is always, “Hey, is this normal?” if I don’t hear any chatter. (It often IS a norm on that road at that time of day). The GARMIN shows me the length and estimated time of the backup, but knowing the REASON is helpful. As in, what lane to be in. Etc.
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