I am looking to upgrade my Nuvi to one that has a lane advisory feature
(I think that's what its called -it tells you which lane you should be
in for the upcoming intersection).

Exactly what does the unit tell you when such decisoin points are
upcoming? How accurate are these units with respect to being up-to-
date with current roads? How much does one need to glance at the unit?

Thanks for any and all replies
John Carter

On 4 Dec 2011 20:35:26 GMT, John Carter <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I am looking to upgrade my Nuvi to one that has a lane advisory feature
>(I think that's what its called -it tells you which lane you should be
>in for the upcoming intersection).
>
>Exactly what does the unit tell you when such decisoin points are
>upcoming? How accurate are these units with respect to being up-to-
>date with current roads? How much does one need to glance at the unit?
>
>Thanks for any and all replies
>John Carter

I believe Garmin calls it Lane Assist. I don't have it on mine, but
here are some links to get you started.

What is Lane Assist?
<https://support.garmin.com/support/searchSupport/case.faces?caseId={9c0ecd00-a9ea-11dd-f60b-000000000000}>

What does lane Assist do for you? - Youtube
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eT3nyBjsuJ8>

John,

I have a 1390LMT which replaced my 265T so I have a little experience
with the lane assist or asvisory. There are two aspects, and I am not
sure which you mean so I will ramble (my route guidance is off).

The first is the voice telling you which lane to be in, either right
or left. I am not very happy with this. If you are approaching an
exit, but only a major exit like one Interstate to another, the unit
will say "Stay in the left lane", but a more useful advisory would be
something like "Continue on the current highway". This is because
when you come to multiple exits close together, such as a cloverleaf
or two exits to different streets in a downtown area and you want the
second one it says "Stay in the left lane" so you move left only to
find that you immediately have to exit from the right. This makes for
some angry drivers around you or a missed exit. I find that it is
important to actually look at the screen and not simply rely on the
voice prompts.

The other lane assist is the pseudo photographic image with an
accurate depiction of the actual overhead signs which is helpful if
there is a multi-lane exit which then splits. The arrow shows which
lane to be in. That is pretty helpful, but I think it stays on the
screen too long and I cannot see the distance to the exit counting
down, but that is a minor gripe. Also, my 1390 does a very good job
in using arrows to show the next turn. Here in SoCal we have many
roads which have six or seven lanes involved in an interchange, and
the arrows tell you which lane(s) you want. For example, the second
and third from the right are highlighted (white) while the far right
and the three or four on the left are grayed out. That is very
helpful.

I hope I have given you what you are looking for and good luck with
your new unit.

Rick

On 4 Dec 2011 20:35:26 GMT, John Carter <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I am looking to upgrade my Nuvi to one that has a lane advisory feature
>(I think that's what its called -it tells you which lane you should be
>in for the upcoming intersection).
>
>Exactly what does the unit tell you when such decisoin points are
>upcoming? How accurate are these units with respect to being up-to-
>date with current roads? How much does one need to glance at the unit?
>
>Thanks for any and all replies
>John Carter

"John Carter" wrote

> I am looking to upgrade my Nuvi to one that has a lane advisory feature
> (I think that's what its called -it tells you which lane you should be
> in for the upcoming intersection).

As you've probably seen by now, it's a group of arrows in the upper left
corner of the screen. There are grayed-out arrows and white arrows. You're
being directed to stay in the lanes with the white arrows. The number of
arrows indicates how many total lanes there are when it comes to the turn or
exit.

I find it to be a most useful feature -- more so than the Junction View,
which is the pop-up picture on the right that depicts the exit you are to
take or not to take. I find it even distracting at times. As a side note,
since I updated my maps to 2012.30, many more of these Junction Views are
appearing in my area (along the I-87 section of the NYS Thruway).

On Sun, 4 Dec 2011 16:11:52 -0500, "Howard Lester"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:



>
>As you've probably seen by now, it's a group of arrows in the upper left
>corner of the screen. There are grayed-out arrows and white arrows. You're
>being directed to stay in the lanes with the white arrows. The number of
>arrows indicates how many total lanes there are when it comes to the turn or
>exit.
>
>I find it to be a most useful feature -- more so than the Junction View,
>which is the pop-up picture on the right that depicts the exit you are to
>take or not to take.

Agree. It gives plenty of warning and seems to be 100% accurate so
far. I've used it both here in the US and in Europe. Handy feature.

"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message
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On Sun, 4 Dec 2011 16:11:52 -0500, "Howard Lester"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:



>
>As you've probably seen by now, it's a group of arrows in the upper left
>corner of the screen. There are grayed-out arrows and white arrows. You're
>being directed to stay in the lanes with the white arrows. The number of
>arrows indicates how many total lanes there are when it comes to the turn
>or
>exit.
>
>I find it to be a most useful feature -- more so than the Junction View,
>which is the pop-up picture on the right that depicts the exit you are to
>take or not to take.

Agree. It gives plenty of warning and seems to be 100% accurate so
far. I've used it both here in the US and in Europe. Handy feature.

Not quite 100%.
I've (twice) found myself in the space between lanes in Shreveport, LA,
waiting for the cars behind me to clear so I can get in the one left lane,
when the GPS (2360) told me there were 3 lanes available in that direction.

Dave S.

Dave S. wrote:
> "Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> On Sun, 4 Dec 2011 16:11:52 -0500, "Howard Lester"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>
>
>>
>> As you've probably seen by now, it's a group of arrows in the upper left
>> corner of the screen. There are grayed-out arrows and white arrows.
>> You're
>> being directed to stay in the lanes with the white arrows. The number of
>> arrows indicates how many total lanes there are when it comes to the
>> turn or
>> exit.
>>
>> I find it to be a most useful feature -- more so than the Junction View,
>> which is the pop-up picture on the right that depicts the exit you are to
>> take or not to take.
>
> Agree. It gives plenty of warning and seems to be 100% accurate so
> far. I've used it both here in the US and in Europe. Handy feature.
>
> Not quite 100%.
> I've (twice) found myself in the space between lanes in Shreveport, LA,
> waiting for the cars behind me to clear so I can get in the one left
> lane, when the GPS (2360) told me there were 3 lanes available in that
> direction.
>
> Dave S.
>

One more minor point is that often I see that they count a 'lane' that
might just be a turning lane. So, sometimes you might see TWO lanes
designated as a lane on the GPS, only to find that if you were in the
second to right lane thinking you were golden to make the turn without
moving you still had to at the (last) minute.

Never-the-less, it's a nice feature I appreciate.


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Regards -

- Andrew

"Dave S." wrote

> Not quite 100%.
> I've (twice) found myself in the space between lanes in Shreveport, LA,
> waiting for the cars behind me to clear so I can get in the one left lane,
> when the GPS (2360) told me there were 3 lanes available in that
> direction.

How many lanes were there when you reached the actual turn? I was driving on
the NYS Thruway where there were three lanes, yet the Lane Assist showed
four -- the left two supposedly being good for the required left turn exit.
It made no sense to me at the time. It turned out that that fourth lane
finally appeared as I was nearing the exit -- not before.

Howard Lester wrote:
> "Dave S." wrote
>
>> Not quite 100%.
>> I've (twice) found myself in the space between lanes in Shreveport,
>> LA, waiting for the cars behind me to clear so I can get in the one
>> left lane, when the GPS (2360) told me there were 3 lanes available in
>> that direction.
>
> How many lanes were there when you reached the actual turn? I was
> driving on the NYS Thruway where there were three lanes, yet the Lane
> Assist showed four -- the left two supposedly being good for the
> required left turn exit. It made no sense to me at the time. It turned
> out that that fourth lane finally appeared as I was nearing the exit --
> not before.

Exactly! That is what I was trying to convey. They count a turning
lane that may appear only a short time before as one of the ones that
'count' that you'll see miles ahead on the GPS unit. So that you MIGHT
not have enough time to suddenly get over when you realize that fact.

But still, it's valuable. I'm not trying to dismiss it's usefulness.


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Regards -

- Andrew

>Howard Lester wrote:
>But still, it's valuable. I'm not trying to dismiss it's usefulness.
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On the Nuvi 2595 the standard next turn indicator changes to Lane Assist at
2.0 miles from the junction.
Doug