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Originally Posted by JB in TV (Post 670810)

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.

http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/...pscdb4f6bc.jpg

Avoiding all toll roads.

http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/...psd3d3a542.jpg

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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Originally Posted by renrod (Post 670804)

AVOIDING Toll Road adds 3 miles and 21 minutes to trip.

There is a VAST difference between what you Garmin say's and the reality of Orlando traffic and horrid road "system"

Try is some time and report back.

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Originally Posted by OnTrack (Post 670895)

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.

.

Wait .... I could'a sworn that someone posted that it was a 45 minute (at best) difference.

I don't need no stink'en GPS to tell me which way the wind blows :icon_wink:

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Originally Posted by JB in TV (Post 670810)

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. Since that time, we have only gone via the Turnpike. It's an easier drive and worth the tolls....and I am still trying to get my head around paying to drive on a road, being from AZ where all the roads are FREE.

I will agree with you. I have driven both to and from TV to the Orlando Airport via 441 (just once each way), but it was pretty slow go in some spots (and this was not during morning or afternoon rush hours). I wish I could use my I-PASS from Illinois on the FL Turnpike but that would be way too easy.