"Dennis Pogson" wrote

In view of the complexity of these modern map GPS units, I have found that
most problems are due to lack of knowledge (by the user) .......

Here is the specific issue that prompts my post:

I set up a route on the computer with MetroGuide and everything is fine. I
transfer it, with the waypoints to the GPS, and it looks fine. As soon as I
activate or recalculate it, it drops two of the waypoints and moves the
route to crossing the harbor (by car) and then back across the bridge to go
through the waypoint I put in to force that route instead of the more round
about one it selected first. I verified that the waypoints are in the
correct order and active.

I tried deleting all routes and recreating the route on the GPS. It then
comes up with the same weird, amphibious car required directions.

Does this sound like a user error?

Everything worked fine the first time I used it on a complex route in the
Washington DC area. I was just learing it and, whew, I'd still be circling
around down there with a puzzled look on my face without it. Up here, with
that learning experience behind me, I can't make it work on the roads I know
best.

I'm suspecting an error in the local map. It seemed to work fine away from
Portand and on a different route from our destination to the airport to drop
off my father.

--
Roger Long