Routing problems with the Nuvi 2460

Disable the traffic and see if the problem goes away.

This may be overkill and unless you're in the market for a replacement GPS, you don't want to hear this, but one option that may work when in a large RV or pulling a 5th wheel or mobile home is to buy a trucker's nuvi like the 465LMT or dēzl 560LMT.

It offers:

nüvi 465LMT provides specialized routing to support truck-related restrictions in the U.S. and Canada (customizable by height, weight, length, width and hazardous materials).

and one would think this would avoid your side street issue.

Thanks Traffic...I did disable traffic and no joy.

I'll try to recreate the route with my 2460 and do a simulation and will get back with what my results are.

Ok I did the Reno to Chula Vista Resort and it has me going on main HWY no side streets at all around 565 miles
395 toward San Bernandino
left to I-215
to I-15 S
then city streets to the resort

Check your avoidances

Mea Culpa your are correct it does route correctly from Reno to Chula Vista RV. I either have a false memory on problems with that route or they fixed it. I will assume I had a false memory.

My problem with the 2460 avoiding a small but critical section of US 1 on the Bodega Bay route persists so maybe its just a quirk in that area. As I said the older version of Basemap had the same issue but the new one doesn't.

I can live with that... I was convincing myself the problem was endemic on the 2460. It appears I'm wrong.

Thanks Flaco for taking the time to help me out.

CraigW ... I learned about these units after I bought the 2460. In fact I noticed a fellow in the spot next to me in the Bodega Bay RV had a garmin. I asked him if he had the same routing problem into Bodega Bay and he said no. I asked what unit he had and he began to tell me about his unit being for large trucks.

I appreciate the suggestion and if I continue to have problems I will look into a truck unit. A 33 foot 5th wheel and a long bed crew cab Ford is too big for local streets to save a few feet in the route.

As it turns out I am probably wrong and this problem is limited to a short section of US 1 in Bodega Bay and not an overall flaw in the routing engine.

Assuming the problem persist in Bodega Bay you can make the 2460 avoid a street, a road, a Hwy or a general area by creating a custom avoidance or just ignoring the 2460 and continue on US 1 and if you have the myTrends™ enabled the 2460 will learn your preferred route to Bodega Bay.

We all know most of the units in the market are designed with automobile use in mind and drivers with big rigs need to be extra careful with the directions the GPSr is displaying when you are not familiar with the area of travel.

What GPSr manufacturers needs for those units to be “big rig” friendly is to add an avoidance for city streets just like the have for Tolls and Hwys, the unit then will avoid placing you on city streets unless it is absolutely necessary.