Waypoints or POI?
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 15 years
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On a trip we just took from Washington, DC to Hartford, CN. no matter whether we chose Fastest, Most Direct, or the most fuel efficient route, our Garmin 3790T directed us over the George Washington Bridge.
To avoid potential traffic, we never use this route; we use the one over the Tappen Zee Bridge, a bit further north along the Hudson River.
I must confess to not completely understanding the difference between Waypoints and POI so, in order to force the Garmin to route us over the Tappen Zee, we entered a POI far enough north in NJ for the Garmin to conclude that from that POI to Hartford, the best route would indeed be over the Tappen Zee.
So far so good.
When we got to and past that POI, however, for miles and miles thereafter the Garmin kept recalculating after every intersection we passed in an effort to direct us back to the "missed: POI.
What did I do wrong? Would there have been a better way for me to have programmed the GPS to force it to route us over the Tappen Zee vice the Geo. Washington Bridge?
Many thanks.
Set the POI in the middle of the highway
I you chose a point off the highway, you never really get to it, hence the unit telling you to go back. Make it the center of the Tappan Zee span, you should be good for each direction.
Striving to make the NYC Metro area project the best.
I feel your pain
Theres a store in Phoenix that when I enter the addy as a stop along route, I either have to stop route or find the exact spot in parking lot to continue.
Add Via
If you add a 'via' point in the area you want to cross and have it on the same road you will be on the system will take you that way.
I need to do the same thing to go through central MI instead of on I-75