Bad Navi.... Bad Boy...

[jmcohen23]

Has anyone else had their stock navigation system misguide them? My navi was waaaaaaaaaaaaay off each of the last two times I used it.

The first was when it claimed that I reached my destination while I was on the highway. The destination was above me, on the bridge.

The second time, it claimed I reach my destination at least one full mile short of where I need to go.

Is this a function of the disc/maps, or the satellite?

[marlin29311]

Generally it's the maps - any GPS can do this to you as well, depending on how the maps in the device are set - there have been times Garmin has placed me no where near where I was going, and had me take really bad roads to get to nowhere...

[370Z/28]

I don't trust those things at ALL! I have seen them mess up way too often. I print off a map from mapquest and use the navi as back up. My hubby and I were going to Biloxi, MS from Hattiesburg and it tried to turn us off to New Orleans. That would have been waaaaaaaaay out of the way.

[LuckyLuke]

me too.. I read it before I hit the road..

[Graflo]

I live out in the boonies so my nav sends me down dirt roads that turn into snowmobile trails. Never trust them. We had a couple of New Yorkers come up last winter and they drove 2 miles into a snowmobile trail until they were lost in the middle of the woods and got stuck. Full families stuck in their Tahoe's and Hummers. Police had to bring them out on snowmobiles while they got there SUV's out.

I usually Zoom out and make sure it's not sending me in circles.

[370Z/28]

When I first got my car, I set mine to get me from my house to work (about a 40 minute drive). I drive down one road that is fairly traffic light free and school zone free. Everytime I would come to an intersection, it would try to get me to turn right and go to the road my work is on, but is 50 million traffic lights/school zones/shopping centers etc. I don't think I have used it since. I know Memphis better than it does. The only reason I got it was for the Music Box and resale.

[BrandAidDesignG35]

Worst for me was cruising at 70mph on highway, looking for next exit.

Tom tom told me to turn into a ditch at high speed, it would have been deadly.

Guess I'm not the only one with GPS troubles ...

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

My iphone seems to work Great...

Everyone Get one of those...

DJ

[370Z/28]

A little humor on the subject:

Question: What do you get when you mix PMS with GPS?

Answer: A crazy b**** who WILL find you!

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

Yep I have had this happen before

DJ

[leeG35]

Any GPS receiver will give you a latitude and longitude location, but it's the accuracy of the digital maps, points of interest database and quality of the routing software that determine how good or bad the your navigation experience will be. It's just a computer, after all.

Keep your digital maps updated, the roads do change. Here in the DC area the I-95/I-495/I-395 intersection ramps (mixing bowl) have all changed and so have the approaches to the Wilson Bridge. The latest Garmin map update still hasn't caught up with the Wilson Bridge changes.

Practice with the GPS. Use it on trips where you know where your are going. This way you'll learn it's routing logic and quirks. My Garmin assumes I'm driving solo so won't route me onto I-66 inside the beltway during rush hour which is HOV only.

Check the routing options the unit provides. Garmins will provide walking as well as driving routes. You can also exclude using interstates and toll roads, route for fastest trip or route for most direct. All of these options can radically alter the route proposed.
Modified by leeG35 at 7:45 PM 11/21/2009