[Talk-GB] National Trust Paths organised edit page
Mark Goodge
mark at good-stuff.co.uk
Tue Sep 3 14:27:58 UTC 2019
On 03/09/2019 09:54, Colin Smale wrote:
> For HGVs there is another issue in play. Specialised devices using
> specialised maps are required, to give routing appropriate to the
> vehicle, its mass, length, height, width etc. These devices can be a lot
> more expensive, and harder to find, than consumer devices which are only
> suitable for cars, motorcycles, cycles etc. If a truck driver is
> allowing himself to be directed by Google Maps on his phone for example,
> it will end in tears...
One of the big problems we have is truck drivers using car sat-navs,
because they're cheaper. Or using older, cheaper truck sat-navs that
haven't been updated for a while. A lot of older sat-navs, for example,
will still direct trucks over the closed level crossing here:
https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/52.39148/0.26737
Mark
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