gl18_rider
03-16-2004, 11:09 AM
This weekend we went out into unfamiliar territory for a drive. Saw some nice sites. Had the Que route us home. Set pref to avoid highways. Part of the route was that we had to cross the Potomac river. Well, from where I was, you have to take the interstate to do that.
The Que sent me to I-495 out of Tyson's Corner, VA presumably to cross the American Legion Bridge over the river. However, it had me take an exit just prior to the river. I was stunned, thinking there's nothing there. Sure enough, as the end of the ramp it said to keep going straight and return to 495. Great, got me, ha ha. After crossing the river it had me take the next exit. That's what I expected since I had told it to avoid highways. Well it did the same thing again. I went off course to get off the highway and it did make a new route.
I never figured avoiding the highway would mean taking every exit and just re-entering the highway.
The Que sent me to I-495 out of Tyson's Corner, VA presumably to cross the American Legion Bridge over the river. However, it had me take an exit just prior to the river. I was stunned, thinking there's nothing there. Sure enough, as the end of the ramp it said to keep going straight and return to 495. Great, got me, ha ha. After crossing the river it had me take the next exit. That's what I expected since I had told it to avoid highways. Well it did the same thing again. I went off course to get off the highway and it did make a new route.
I never figured avoiding the highway would mean taking every exit and just re-entering the highway.