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EnteAusKuba OP t1_j1s6zv0 wrote
Reply to comment by sb-ch in LPT: Turn your phone to grayscale to help with your phone addiction by EnteAusKuba
no problem :) i realized that it helped me extremely and wanted to share so everyone can profit and it may help a few people out :)
Public_Fucking_Media t1_j1s6xgm wrote
Reply to LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
Honestly this could go either way, I'd rather go 30 on a back road that's snowy but under-used than 50 on an icy highway that doesn't feel safe at any speeds...
pacstermito t1_j1s6wf3 wrote
Reply to comment by NoCokJstDanglnUretra in LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
They're different and theiy're edited differently. Waze is 100% community driven. The more local editors you have the more likely the roads are correct. (You could become an editor as well).
GMaps has recently added more ways for ordinary people to edit, but it isn't anywhere near Waze's level.
sb-ch t1_j1s60ab wrote
This is actually a great tip that’s helpful but not too obvious, thanks for sharing!!
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keepthetips t1_j1s54mf wrote
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stripmallbars t1_j1s518w wrote
Reply to LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
Google maps. Do NOT trust the directions to or from West Jefferson, NC. HOURS on tiny mountain roads, some 1 lane beside a cliff. I knew I was in trouble when I reached BEAR CLAW HOLLER
Amity423 t1_j1s49rw wrote
Reply to LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
I saved 3 hours because of a 1 minute detour around a 10 car pile up. It's not always so black and white
Sometimes_Stutters t1_j1s35jb wrote
sausage_ditka_bulls t1_j1s2ji8 wrote
Reply to comment by Sometimes_Stutters in LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
New Englander native here - yeah all good advice. Gotta learn how to operate vehicle with limited traction. But once you get good at it bring on the Scandinavian flick!
sausage_ditka_bulls t1_j1s2b2g wrote
Reply to LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
Adding to this - regardless of the vehicle you drive- if you live in area that gets cold in the winter get winter tires. All seasons are terrible in the cold /snow, even with all wheel drive. Winter tires are a softer compound specifically designed for colder temps and ice and snow
Bean_Juice_Brew t1_j1s266l wrote
Reply to LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
Google won't recalculate your route without telling you why, and it gives you an option. Generally speaking, if it routes you off the highway, there's probably a damn good reason (big accident). I've done plenty of long road trips and always regret ignoring Google. This lpt is 10 years out of date
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yParticle t1_j1s0dfn wrote
Reply to LPT: If you watch a video on the internet and it only has audio in one ear, go to "ease of access" on your pc and turn on "mono audio" to fix it. by algrm
Remember to set it back.
granpooba19 t1_j1rzzs2 wrote
Reply to comment by Environmental-Sock52 in LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
I was driving to Vermont and Waze took me to a ferry to cross Lake Champlain instead of driving south of the lake. It didn't really end up being an issue, but a heads up would've been nice.
CptHammer_ t1_j1rzgn4 wrote
Reply to LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
I feel like you have no faith in the faster route option.
I once took a old US postal wagon trail route because the freeway shutdown due to a chemical spill. It was Google's route for saving me 10 hours. It absolutely saved me time. The dirt path with huge ruts and traveling 5mph was certainly faster than sitting still parked on the freeway.
algrm OP t1_j1ryo86 wrote
Reply to LPT: If you watch a video on the internet and it only has audio in one ear, go to "ease of access" on your pc and turn on "mono audio" to fix it. by algrm
I know it sounds like not that big a deal but I had to watch a series of instructional videos on youtube and they all have audio on one earphone only, it would've been torturing if I had to listen to them with one ear only.
wagymaniac t1_j1ryg13 wrote
Reply to comment by ranfomfufe in LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
I found that neither of them works very well once you got out of the city, or highways. Last summer I went my partner to do some rural tourism and felt like playing Russian roulette if I didn't checked the route before. It's still an improvement from first commercial GPS that toke me to some real weird places.
keepthetips t1_j1ryay3 wrote
Reply to LPT: If you watch a video on the internet and it only has audio in one ear, go to "ease of access" on your pc and turn on "mono audio" to fix it. by algrm
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Aetheldrake t1_j1rxuyr wrote
Reply to LPT: How to permanently delete your twitter account you keep coming back to by schichtleiter
Easy. Don't have one.
KrakatauGreen t1_j1rxnui wrote
Reply to comment by rangeDSP in LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
Same, google took me down a flooded backroad in between two fields in the middle of a gargantuan rain storm while I was a couple hours away from any meaningful sign of civilization a few years ago. Water was topping the roadway itself as I hustle-limped to safer ground, and it was like 2-3am so I wasn't getting help anytime soon.
TBH, google can fuck right off with that "better route available" shit in the first place. I accept that my own user error is a factor in it being a problem, but often when I start a trip I select the route I'm interested in for reasons that lie outside google's algorithm. It isn't cool to settle into a drive only to be interrupted by "BETTER ROUTE AVAILABLE; USE THE INSIDE LANE TO EXIT NOW.(as I'm already passing it) DO YOU ACCEPT."
bridgetroll2 t1_j1rxkov wrote
Reply to comment by xnago_tyr_sires in LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
Just switch the tires from one side to the other and only make right turns
OldNewUsedConfused t1_j1rweq6 wrote
Reply to LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
My small town is usually down to pavement before the state roads are even touched, so you never know….
My town is on the ball that way. It’s impressive.
sausage_ditka_bulls t1_j1s76p9 wrote
Reply to comment by Sometimes_Stutters in LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34
Yeah absolutely- the difference between all seasons and winter tires is drastic. Regardless of all wheel drive. Braking and turning is so much better. Winter tires just bite into snow while all other tires just make you glide over snow