Rand McNally RV GPS
I just bought the RV GPS from Camping World. I drive Florida to Yuma AZ solo twice a year ( 4 trips). As I have no copilot, my GPS is very important to me. I liked the 7 inch screen and campground f...
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In preferences, you can set a preference for fastest route or shortest route. The only way to find out how much longer it will take to get there via the shortest route is to compare (i.e., do not use the "quick route" function as this only calculates and displays the preference you have set up. After gps calculates both routes, you can select either fastest or shortest. That does not impact the preference you have set.
Unfortunately, the logic is flawed in the calculation of times for shortest routes. It will often route you through city streets with lots of traffic and traffic lights rather than routing you via a 65 mph bypass that is just 4 miles longer.
A map and step by step routing is essential, and you can't do that effectively when driving.
My preference is now faster-this keeps me on bypasses, but unfortunately almost always on interstates. Usually the evening before travel I look at the planned fastest route, note the travel time, and, if i don't like the route, I force a stopover (via) at a town a little more than half way down the road i think i want to go on instead. Recalculate route with via. Using fastest route again. Hopefully this will show total fastest time taking that scenic route through the via, but sometimes it sends me down the highway then back to the via, even though there are no low bridges or weight restrictions on the road to the via.
Unfortunately, the logic is flawed in the calculation of times for shortest routes. It will often route you through city streets with lots of traffic and traffic lights rather than routing you via a 65 mph bypass that is just 4 miles longer.
A map and step by step routing is essential, and you can't do that effectively when driving.
My preference is now faster-this keeps me on bypasses, but unfortunately almost always on interstates. Usually the evening before travel I look at the planned fastest route, note the travel time, and, if i don't like the route, I force a stopover (via) at a town a little more than half way down the road i think i want to go on instead. Recalculate route with via. Using fastest route again. Hopefully this will show total fastest time taking that scenic route through the via, but sometimes it sends me down the highway then back to the via, even though there are no low bridges or weight restrictions on the road to the via.
revump wrote:
We have the 7710. Sometimes, it gives you the shortest route that takes you through some unusual places. It has settings that come keep you from doing that.
