i hate technology sometimes

[SpartyKrunk]

Ahhh yes. Memories. lol. I 'member now.

 

[Swamprat]

I do that all the time. I just barely got to know the Plano area last week.

I have a habit of just driving around when I have nothing else to do (I think it comes from when I was a cop, LOL, a lot of driving around bored), so i usually learn my way around places pretty quickly.

i know my way around north Texas fairly well. and i used to drive around when i got bored too.

 

[ElkyRacer]

What do you mean by "fine tuning?"

Those atlas's only show major roads. I work in the oilfield and have to find rigs on small county/farm roads. Look at the maps, find the straightest path, get close to where you are going, and start paying attention to the streets on the GPS from there. Cant count how many times Ive tried to find a fuel stop on the GPS, only for it to take me to a residential neighborhood.:badpc:

 

[XJ Eric]

fastest routes always use the interstates since thhey have a higher speed limit. Backroad I'm pretty convinced they all use 55 MPH to figure travel times. really annoying. I wish those things would "learn" actual travel times and update to real speed limits. I try to keep my tom tom updated, but I always have a real paper map.

 

[xxmidianxx]

Plus they don't take into fact that the "backroads" have a ton of small towns that drop the speed limit to as low as 35 MPH.

It's like going from Spring to Gilmer... it is "shorter" to go up HWY 59 (instead of I-45) but it takes almost an hour longer due to all the small towns.

 

[Swamprat]

fastest routes always use the interstates since thhey have a higher speed limit. Backroad I'm pretty convinced they all use 55 MPH to figure travel times. really annoying. I wish those things would "learn" actual travel times and update to real speed limits. I try to keep my tom tom updated, but I always have a real paper map.

all are 35 unless stated. but honestly its rare to see anyone going those speeds.

 

[SpartyKrunk]

35mph is just a suggestion. I max out speed on those kind of roads!

 

[Swamprat]

35mph is just a suggestion. I max out speed on those kind of roads!

haha you would die even trying to beat my times on the road i used to live on. and that was before i learned proper technique.