Has anyone had success with using a site such as mapquest to get
driving directions in text on the bn? I am learning that often,
if I have directions written down, so I can cue the driver,
things flow more smoothly. One of the things you can't do with
trekker or bngps is to create a document ahead of time that lists
the turns. Some information or directory assistance lines now
will also provide a numbered list of turns to take from point a
to b. Of course, you have to stay on the phone and write each
line on the bn. What I'd really love is a system where you could
provide a bunch of destinations and have a travel loop created
for you. I may have to see several people in a day who live in a
town unfamiliar to me or my driver. Using the gps in automobile
mode requires a special kind of driver. The person has to be
willing to give up control and follow the gps. If the driver
makes a turn off the rout you have to recalibrate which takes
time. It is always tricky to get the needed piece of
information out of the system while the car is moving and things
are changing. What a gps or trekker is great for on the road is
giving headings and miles per our. You can tell if your going
north, and also which direction your destination is in. You can
tell where a taxi is going and how fast. I used to wonder, as
our paratransit vehicle wound its way around the city, "where are
we?" Now I can know where we are.
Have others had experience being the navigator?
Thanks for any information you can share!
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