Greetings to sendero GPS users and any others who may be
interested. As one who was most critical of the number 4 gps
upgrade when it was first issued, I now consider the amended
version very usable, and, dare I say it, especially with regard
to roundabouts in the UK. Oh dear! fools rush in, don't they
say. As the system stands at present, one is warned when perhaps
a quarter of a mile away, that one is approaching a roundabout,
and the number of the road by which you should leave the
roundabout, plus the compass direction and the waypoint number.
As one is progressing around the roundabout, one is again told
the road number and direction of travel; this last announcement
usually occurs immediately prior to making the required turn,
though occasionally not much time is given, but of course, you
have already been given this information. Unnecessary
information there surely is. for example, in the UK, all traffic
always turns left at roundabouts; there is no need to keep
reminding them. When I brought this point up with Sendero, it
was pointed out to me that, had it been a pedestrian route that
had been requested, one might well have been told to turn right.
Though I still find it confusing if there are 2 or more
roundabouts in close proximity, I have now, with my wife driving
of course, successfully negotiated dozens of these features and
would be pleased to discuss it further if any wish to contact me
personally. a thought that has just crossed my mind, perhaps the
program being used is as originally offered, and has not been
treated to the corrective patch.
Don Cooper.
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