lane assist
Zero
I´m a kind of newbie... but what are de benefits of the "lane assist"?
thanks
Rich
"Zero" <ru...@portugalmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I´m a kind of newbie... but what are de benefits of the "lane assist"?
> thanks
>
Very little IMHO, if you know your going to be taking a left up ahead and
your in the right lane do you need someone to tell you to move towards the
left? Depends on how you use yours verses how I use mine I guess.
Rich
Jeffrey Kaplan
> IŽm a kind of newbie... but what are de benefits of the "lane assist"?
IMO, on the highway it's of virtually zero benefit. The unit alerts
you far enough in advance (as do the highway road signs) of upcoming
turns and on what side of the roadway they're on. Highway signs will
also (usually) indicate if an upcoming interchange is more than one
lane wide.
Where I would like to see "lane assist" is on city streets.
There are plenty of places where to go "straight" on a road, you have
to slalom back and forth between lanes because what was a travel lane
has suddenly become a turn-only lane, followed in quick succession by
the other travel lane (in the same direction) suddenly becoming a
turn-only lane in the other direction. All without any signs except
for painted markings on the pavement that may be worn away or obscured
by snow/sand/dirt/other vehicles.
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Jack Yeazel
> Previously on alt.satellite.gps.garmin, Zero said:
>
>> IŽm a kind of newbie... but what are de benefits of the "lane assist"?
>
> IMO, on the highway it's of virtually zero benefit. The unit alerts
> you far enough in advance (as do the highway road signs) of upcoming
> turns and on what side of the roadway they're on. Highway signs will
> also (usually) indicate if an upcoming interchange is more than one
> lane wide.
>
> Where I would like to see "lane assist" is on city streets.
In Atlanta, Lane Assist is shown on city streets, if they are US or State highways:
http://gpsinformation.info/nuvi/660/7x5.html#Lane
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Jack
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Marshall Tucker
> I´m a kind of newbie... but what are de benefits of the "lane assist"?
> thanks
>
Pros: A little extra notice beyond what the plain vanilla spoken
instructions give re: stick to right or left side of road.
Cons: Looking at the screen going 65 mph in traffic on an unfamiliar road is
a recipe for an accident...
CB...@webtv.net
major roads that come together here in NY and NJ.The signage view makes
it much easier to be in the right lane where the regular voice command
and picture doesn't always place you on the lane you shoud be in
pj
rush hour.
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pj
Marshall Tucker
...and you don't mind getting into-- or causing-- an accident because you're
watching the screen instead of the road ;-)