XPost: comp.mobile.ipad, comp.mobile.android   
   From: liamoconnor@example.com   
      
   On Sat, 1 Mar 2014 00:27:17 +0100, Alexander Schreiber wrote:   
      
   > Examples: "take the exit   
   > to the left" about 50 m before said exit, while travelling at about   
   > 140 km/h - no way to do that safely. So you either miss your exit or   
   > risk an accident. Also, when the GPS gets confused and thinks you are   
   > on a parallel road "turn right" ...   
      
   I can't disagree.   
   Seems to me the better gps apps would zoom in to show   
   the shape of the intersection for the time that you   
   are in the intersection (or just before it) and additionally   
   speak both the turn directions and the names and headings   
   of the roads.   
      
   For example, instead of "take the slip road left in 50 m",   
   it should say "take the slip road in 50 m for highway 1 north"   
   (or something like that).   
      
   My Garmin nuvi did that, but I haven't yet found a free app   
   that does it on Android or iPhone (but I'm new to iPhone so   
   there's still a chance I will find what we need).   
      
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