Thursday, September 25, 2008

Journey planners - Internet planners


RAC 200E GPS Europe Mapping.

Brand: RAC


Description:

The main features are as follows.
Bright 3.5" Touch screen.
Step by step voice instructions
Thousands of searchable points of interest.
Store favourite addresses and locations.
Simple menu icons.
Automatic zoom provides a detailed view of complex road systems.
Route planning with estimated time of arrival and distance remaining.
Pre-loaded 256mb MMC card with Western European maps.
Address or 7 digit postcode search facility.
Simple Address search using SMS style Fuzzy Search.
Auto re-routing.
User can customise the screen including display values, colours and 3D angles.
Simple tracking mode to show position.
Choose the quickest and shortest modes.
2D & 3D maps.
Night-view mode.
Fixed saftey camera alerts.



A recent Facebook survey has found that 45% of UK drivers send SMS (text messages) while driving, and only 11% turn off their phones or put them on mute. The survey was conducted to coincide with the first anniversary of Britain’s new increased penalties for using a cell phone while driving, which now results in a £60 fine and 3 penalty points.

Topping the list of areas with the most frequent texting drivers was London and Manchester with 53% and 50% respectively. Breaking down the survey into more detailed results shows 21% of those surveyed actively send and read messages when driving, while 19% only do so when stuck in traffic. A vast majority of people simply fail to mute their phone, which could cause them to become distracted should they receive a message or call.

Perhaps the greatest irony is that the survey was sponsored by the RAC foundation, yet when looking for more information about the origination it’s easy to accidentally stumble upon another UK based RAC site with traffic news. This second site contains advertising that heavily promotes using your mobile phone to get traffic updates on the go, as shown by the picture above.

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

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The RAC have a very comprehensive Route Planner, and this is something they're proud of. They make a point of stating "More than your average route plan".

One thing we really like is the ability to select up to 5 "via" destinations - this surpases the other online route planners.

You also have the choice of selecting the fastest or shortest route. There's also the option to maximise or minimise your use of motorways and the ability to avoid toll roads and ferry images.

You can also choose to have either a static map or one with interactive features.

There is one feature we don't like and that's because they outsource their route technology to Map 24, they have to use something thats called an iframe. This adds content from elsewhere into their site. As this is the case you have to scroll within the site with a scroller within the page. It's just a personal thing, however, and most should not find it annoying.

A fantastic element of the map is the ability to select whether you would like short or long direction descriptions. Even more fantastic is the option to have detailed maps in the main direction list of each junction.

Furthermore, you can email the map to yourself or a friend.

Overall, we feel this is by far and away the best free online router planner.

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