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Old 05-03-2013, 05:01 PM
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Originally Posted by JB in TV View Post
Maybe according to Garmin...We have driven to Orlando via 441, and also saw that our GPS (both Garmin and Toyota in-car) said it was only a "few" minutes (don't remember the exact difference in times) longer when we started out. It deffinately took longer and both GPSs kept pushing back the arrival time as we progresssed. I don't think they can calculate the time stopped at the MANY traffic lights going that way.
You are exactly right.

Most GPS's do not do a good job of allowing for traffic....or any stops at traffic lights.

Google Maps does a much better job of giving you an accurate time.

Here is the difference, per Google, about 30 minutes ago.

Note the little green dot and the words.... "In current traffic."



By toll road.

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Avoiding all toll roads.

The Villages Florida


Result?

By toll roads in current traffic = 1 HOUR 13 MINUTES.

Avoiding toll roads (by current fastest route) = 1 HOUR 56 MINUTES.

Difference = 43 MINUTES.


That should lay to rest......any misconceptions.


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