Avoiding Motorways with Nuvi 660fm ?

bluenose1875

Hi,

Does anyone know if it is possible to set a route in the nuvi 660 avoiding motorways?

The only options I have are:
Traffic
U-Turns
Major Roads
Unpaved Roads
Toll Roads
Ferries
Car Share Lanes

I assume that Major Roads would be the correct option but don't want to select that in case it also avoids dual carriageways as well.

Any help would be appreciated.

PaulB2005 · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 12:57 pm Post subject:

You could try selecting it, then run a simulated route to see what happens...

I don't have an option to turn off "Major Roads" but i can turn off "Highways". If i do that it takes me on dual carridgeway such as the A217, A24 and A3 and the M25, M1 and M18.... so not sure whats going on there.... Shocked

bluenose1875 · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:10 pm Post subject:

Funny you should say that, I tried last night and it got stuck at the 1st roundabout it came to. Confused

I was going to raise this separately but as we are on the subject, is there a way to increase the speed of the simulation as it seems very slow (almost in real time as if you were driving)

Thanks

PaulB2005 · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:14 pm Post subject:

bluenose1875 · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:28 pm Post subject:

bluenose1875 · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 2:15 pm Post subject:

Tried the avoid major roads option and the route I chose was a definite motorway route but with dual carriageways in the area.

Simulated it and it took me on the dual carriageways and not the motorway Very Happy

Thanks for your help Paul.

bluenose1875 · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:13 pm Post subject:

UPDATE
I've just received the following reply from Garmin (Europe) Ltd as I raised a support enquiry with them:
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To your email below, if you won't to avoidance the motorways then you
will need to turn on magor road's but that will avoid carriageways as
well, there is not a setting just to avoid motorway only.
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So, I tried another route with major roads avoided AND it didn't take the most obvious route on a dual carriageway - it took a route which was twice as long !

I assumed that avoiding motorways was a basic sat nav function but it appears not.

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