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Change of route
sanda
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Hi,
I'm looking for a new GPS my old one does not have up to date maps and is driving me crazy. If I get a new one I would like to know if you can alter the rout in circumstances such as closed roads or flooded roads ect. I had this problem with my old GPS the other day I put the destination in and it would only direct me one way which led me to a closed road due to flooding. not knowing the area well enough I couldn't get to my destination. So if I had been able to select an alternate route I might have gotten there. Any suggestions or help would be appreciated.
Sandra
I'm looking for a new GPS my old one does not have up to date maps and is driving me crazy. If I get a new one I would like to know if you can alter the rout in circumstances such as closed roads or flooded roads ect. I had this problem with my old GPS the other day I put the destination in and it would only direct me one way which led me to a closed road due to flooding. not knowing the area well enough I couldn't get to my destination. So if I had been able to select an alternate route I might have gotten there. Any suggestions or help would be appreciated.
Sandra
Comments
I don't put a lot of faith in the traffic avoidance features. The big reason is that I don't live or travel through the cities with such coverage on a daily basis. Even on my smartphone when I let Google maps direct me while in cities with such coverage, it misses some of the issues that cause me to cuss. But in all fairness it was nice to have the information when it was correct.
Most states have both website and phone apps that are pretty good at showing what's going on. Many like Mississippi with links to cameras so you can see live traffic. So I keep the traffic website of the states I drive through in the bookmarks of my phones browser. Others might prefer to load the respective apps.