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Organic Maps: An Open-Source Maps App That Doesn't Suck
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this post was submitted on 21 Sep 2023
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Honestly, driving while looking at a screen to see where you need to go sounds dangerous to me. Now I don't know your setup or how you do it, so you do you, maybe it does not distract you, I know it would distract me.
So you just follow the voice commands? In my experience it's simply impossible. Most common issues are:
google says "at the roundabout take the 3rd exit" but the roundabout has an exit to a short service road leading nowhere or a one way road that's not really an exit. Do I count those two? Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Depends how those are mapped. Impossible to know without looking
"In 50 meters turn right" but there two streets, one maybe 10 meters after the first one. Which one does it mean? If you're driving 40km/h it's impossible to tell without looking. It will say 'turn right' in almost exactly the same moment for both streets
"take the exit" but the road splits right after exiting. which way do I go after exiting? Sometimes it will say "exit and keep right", sometimes no. depends on how those roads are mapped.
I prefer to just look at the screen from time to time. With a good map a quick glance clarifies everything. With google maps trying to figure out what's going on when it's suddenly not clear where to go is much harder. But I probably depends on the town you're driving in and how used to it you are.
If its somewhere new sure, can be an issue. If its somewhere where I have been and just don't remember the way 100%, not an issue really.
Cannot say anything about google maps, I use Osmand+ on my phone. That also has been pretty consistent for example with your problem off counting roundabout exits. Anything you could go out is an exit. Doesn't matter if its a small road or whatever.
But honestly I fond this in general less of a problem, because I don't look at my phone at all I am looking at signs as well. So if my phone says second exit, I already see on a sign where that exit is as I drive up to the roundabout.
Maybe you are fine just taking a glance and I certainly don't want to judge you on this, but it just takes one time that you are "just taking a glance" where you miss something going on on the street and well, thats all it takes, one time. Then its too late. Please reconsider that and maybe try and get more used to listening again.
I don't know how you imagine this but I have a map on the infotainment screen and looking at it is no more distracting than looking at your dashboard or operating your radio. It's normal part of driving. No one looks at the road 100% of the time.