I recently posted with an open question asking how others map junction nodes at complex intersections.<br><br>Today I was trying to reproduce certain routing errors which I observed while driving, and was able to cause Mapsource to route me through an illegal U-turn, because of a misplaced junction node where there shouldn't be one.<br>
<br>This picture shows the U-turn:<br><a href="http://provencher.smugmug.com/Other/Misc/IllegalUturn/831296827_sYc5e-X3.jpg">http://provencher.smugmug.com/Other/Misc/IllegalUturn/831296827_sYc5e-X3.jpg</a><br><br>The problem lies with the access ramp,which has a junction node on both ways of the divided residential road. And for some reason the routing algorithm doesn' t consider this a U-turn, even thought the "avoid U-turns" setting is enabled.<br>
<br>Actually, the real problem is that the routing algorithm is using these "connecting ways" between the two sides of a divided road, to make a U-turn. I'm not sure if this problem can be resolved easily.<br>
<br>In my attached picture, removing the junction node which I thought was the problem simply moved the problem to another intersection.<br><br>Cheers,<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Marc Provencher<br><a href="mailto:marc@marcprovencher.com">marc@marcprovencher.com</a><br>