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markmcrobie
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 Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:31 pm Post subject: Help with 2 features in TT6 |
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Hi
Can someone tell me that advantages of using the following 2 features of TT6:
Avoid Roadblocks - clicking these seems to bring up a screen where you select a distance?
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Planning a route using the "Limited Speed" method
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Oldboy
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 7:27 pm Post subject: Re: Help with 2 features in TT6 |
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| markmcrobie wrote: | | Avoid Roadblocks - clicking these seems to bring up a screen where you select a distance? |
Selecting this option will take you off the Planned Route. and bring you back to it at the next junction after the Distance chosen. Used for when the traffic slows/stops due to accidents/roadworks, etc.
I've used it a couple of times (I always use 3 miles), and in both cases it saved me quite a lot of time.
| markmcrobie wrote: | | Planning a route using the "Limited Speed" method |
Truck Drivers use it quite a bit, set at 54mph. It gives a slightly different route. It will also recalculate the ETA.
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argosafe
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So, oldboy, you would "recalculate route" and then select "Avoid Roadblocks" when you begin to see problems ahead...is this right? I always assumed it was part of Tom Tom Traffic functionality!
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markmcrobie
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:35 pm Post subject: Re: Help with 2 features in TT6 |
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| Oldboy wrote: | | markmcrobie wrote: | | Avoid Roadblocks - clicking these seems to bring up a screen where you select a distance? |
Selecting this option will take you off the Planned Route. and bring you back to it at the next junction after the Distance chosen. Used for when the traffic slows/stops due to accidents/roadworks, etc.
I've used it a couple of times (I always use 3 miles), and in both cases it saved me quite a lot of time.
Ok, I'm with you - it's different to "Find Alternative" in that it's a temporary diversion from the planned route?
| markmcrobie wrote: | | Planning a route using the "Limited Speed" method |
Truck Drivers use it quite a bit, set at 54mph. It gives a slightly different route. It will also recalculate the ETA. |
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markmcrobie
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God knows what happend with that last post.
What I meant was:
"Ok, I'm with you - it's different to "Find Alternative" in that it's a temporary diversion from the planned route?" to the first bit
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"Why?"
to the second bit.
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Oldboy
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| Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 7:21 am Post subject: |
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| markmcrobie wrote: | and
"Why?"
to the second bit. |
When you limit the Speed in Planning it seems to use a better Road Selection for larger vehicles. I've never used it myself. I'm just repeating what I've been told.8O
It determines a different ETA because all Roads that have a classification above 54mph will be calculated at 54 instead of 60/70. Hence a longer journey time.
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| argosafe wrote: | | So, oldboy, you would "recalculate route" and then select "Avoid Roadblocks" when you begin to see problems ahead...is this right? I always assumed it was part of Tom Tom Traffic functionality! |
Well you would Find Alternative | Avoid Roadblock.;)
Some Devices are unable to use Traffic, and sometimes it's nice to be able to decide your own path to tread.
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Thanks Oldboy, I understand now!
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