azboy5525 Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 Hello, I'm brand new here. I got my brand-new Garmin GPSMAP 76Csx last year and I love it. It's great to travel with in the car or to hike with. I have a couple of questions though. What's the difference when I set the unit to "Car/Motorcycle" compared to "Pedestrian/Bicycle"? Does it calculate things differently? If so, what does it calculate differently? Thanks in advance, Doug H. Prescott Valley, AZ Quote
roybassist Posted November 7, 2008 Posted November 7, 2008 What's the difference when I set the unit to "Car/Motorcycle" compared to "Pedestrian/Bicycle"? Does it calculate things differently? If so, what does it calculate differently?Yes. Things like: pedestrians are allowed to go the wrong way down one-way streets, vehicles are not; vehicles are allowed to go on interstate highways, pedestrians and bicycles are not (with rare exceptions in some places); pedestrians may be able to turn left at intersections where vehicles are not. I'm sure there are more, but you get the idea. Welcome to the forums! Quote
azboy5525 Posted November 10, 2008 Author Posted November 10, 2008 What's the difference when I set the unit to "Car/Motorcycle" compared to "Pedestrian/Bicycle"? Does it calculate things differently? If so, what does it calculate differently?Yes. Things like: pedestrians are allowed to go the wrong way down one-way streets, vehicles are not; vehicles are allowed to go on interstate highways, pedestrians and bicycles are not (with rare exceptions in some places); pedestrians may be able to turn left at intersections where vehicles are not. I'm sure there are more, but you get the idea. Welcome to the forums! Thanks Roy. This looks like a good place to learn. Your answer makes sense but I doubt I would have thought of those differences by myself. ...Doug Quote
+RRLover Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 What's the difference when I set the unit to "Car/Motorcycle" compared to "Pedestrian/Bicycle"? Does it calculate things differently? If so, what does it calculate differently?Yes. Things like: pedestrians are allowed to go the wrong way down one-way streets, vehicles are not; vehicles are allowed to go on interstate highways, pedestrians and bicycles are not (with rare exceptions in some places); pedestrians may be able to turn left at intersections where vehicles are not. I'm sure there are more, but you get the idea. Welcome to the forums! Thanks Roy. This looks like a good place to learn. Your answer makes sense but I doubt I would have thought of those differences by myself. ...Doug Yes you would've, "Darn it you're smart, and people like you!" atribute : Jack Handy, ala SNL Norm Quote
+JSWilson64 Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 Yes you would've, "Darn it you're smart, and people like you!" atribute : Jack Handy, ala SNL Norm Actually, it was the Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smally. (unless someone corrects me) Quote
+Sputnik 57 Posted November 10, 2008 Posted November 10, 2008 I'll throw in that your ETA in pedestrian mode is a LOT later that your ETA in car/motorcycle mode. In fact, I sometime change mode to pedestrian and forget. Then when I am navigating by car, and my ETA for a 5 mile trip says 1 hour, I say, "Doah!" and switch it back. Quote
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