60CSx routing setting

[+bobkeenan]

I got a 60CSx recently and I LOVE it. I had the old yellow etrex for about 4 year. Then upgraded to legend and quickly went to the 60CSx. The last two purchases were associated with my new interest in geocaching.

 

Lately have have been using the autorouting function on my GPSr with City Navigator installed. Its great. Last weekend we were driving around Milwaukee (we were visiting from CA) and did not have a clue where we were. But with the GPSr it kept guiding us to our destination no matter how much we screwed up.

 

Anyhow here is the question. There are a plethora of auto routing options. I get the shorts distance and fastest time. But I do not understand all of the "calculate routes for" car/motorcycle, truck, bus, emergency, taxi, delivery, pedestrian, bicycle". Is this documented anywhere?

 

I am looking for the best setting when I travel.

[+ThePropers]

I got a 60CSx recently and I LOVE it. I had the old yellow etrex for about 4 year. Then upgraded to legend and quickly went to the 60CSx. The last two purchases were associated with my new interest in geocaching.

 

Lately have have been using the autorouting function on my GPSr with City Navigator installed. Its great. Last weekend we were driving around Milwaukee (we were visiting from CA) and did not have a clue where we were. But with the GPSr it kept guiding us to our destination no matter how much we screwed up.

 

Anyhow here is the question. There are a plethora of auto routing options. I get the shorts distance and fastest time. But I do not understand all of the "calculate routes for" car/motorcycle, truck, bus, emergency, taxi, delivery, pedestrian, bicycle". Is this documented anywhere?

 

I am looking for the best setting when I travel.

 

I am not sure, but my guess is (for example) the "pedestrian" and "bicycle" setting would eliminate interstates and the like (that you're not allowed to walk or bike along). Trucks aren't allowed on certain roads...etc.

 

That's my guess anyways.

[jonners]

I believe the "pedestrian" setting allows routes that go the 'wrong way' up a 1-way street. Otherwise, the various other different options (eg pedestrian vs bicycle vs car/motorcycle) will result in different ETAs, based on an assumed speed for each mode of travel.

[+Sputnik 57]

In my neighborhood, the GPS tried to route me across a creek that I KNEW the road didn't cross. It was a dead end on either side. I checked my settings and saw that it had been set to 'pedestrian.' A few weeks later I was walking in the area, and there, to by surprise, was a pedestrian bridge across the creek. The bridge wasn't new. Just new to me. I've only lived in the area a short time. Those NavTeq guys are pretty smart.

[beautyisgod]

Sometimes I have a break, I would switch between those car/motorcycle, truck, bus, emergency, taxi, delivery, pedestrian, bicycle. I'd mostly play around with the pedestrian, bicycle and car/motorcycle only. The things I discovered is that for the pedestrian, they would allow you to go one way street.

Sometimes I would ask the GPS to auto route for me to a destination using the pedestrian mode, they would even tell me to get onto highway!!! so I am not sure why they do that.

 

ETA for each of them are different. For 1km, pedestrian takes 20 minutes to complete. Car takes about 3 mintues I think. As for bicycle, I think it is like 10 minutes...not sure...but you can play around with it while indoor to see the results for yourself.

[+markp99]

My 60CSx consistently directs me to turn onto trail heads onto old logging roads. The "roads" are named on local (paper) maps, but not on the GPS (as far as I can tell).

 

This "feature" is mostly a ggod thing as I used to drive right past many of these kinds of tailheads.

[+Red90]

Pedestrian also puts you on the wrong side of the road for driving since you are normally supposed to walk opposite the trafffic. It can get quite screwy if you are driving in this mode on multi lane roads.