GPS Devices which one or not ???

[Astro]

I'm the first one for less regulation but it makes sense there should be something beyond a license to drive a VW needed to safely drive them.

Huh? You are all for less regulation and even though you haven't bought or driven a bus yet, you are for more regulation in this case? Sounds a bit contradicting to me.

IMO, I prefer less regulation in almost every case. Government action generally does very little to improve anything.

[RJ]

Don & Ken -

Our busnut friends who live in British Columbia must take a class in order to drive a vehicle equipped with air brakes.  So even the stick 'n staple Class A diesel pusher crowd up there have to get that endorsement.  (Not sure if this is true in other Canadian Provinces. . .)

I agree with Don in that there are a lot of folk out there on the highway with a motorhome that should take some kind of training because they have no clue what they're doing.

But I don't agree that the government should get involved, there's too much bureaucratic BS out there as it is.

The scariest ten words in the English language are: "I'm from the government, and I'm here to help you!"

FWIW & HTH. . .

[lostagain]

Every province in Canada requires an air brakes endorsement to drive anything with air brakes. You can take the course on Friday night, Sat and Sun and then take the test. A great education for anybody that is going to operate an air brakes vehicle. This is the kind of thing a government should do. And I don't see that it has hurt the sales of RVs up here.

JC

[Astro]

While I love our neighbors to the north, I want nothing to do with adopting their government policies. I just traveled 11,500 miles and the worst drivers I saw were in cars with no clue how to merge and those with trailers who couldn't back up to save their arses. I also should mention the winners of worst drivers were the dudes with a new pickup and 5th wheel. Aparently they can only travel at 80 mph or above. I saw no problems with the thousands of motorhome other than a few were driving faster than I thought necessary.

[Iceni John]

Last Sunday my girlfriend and I were at Tehachapi CA and we used her phone's GPS navigation feature twice, once to try to find the Loop and once to get through Stallion Springs.   On both occasions the nav app failed miserably  -  it sent us in completely the wrong directions both times, and even tried to get us onto a rutted farm track near the Loop.   Totally bloody useless.   Fortunately I had my good ol' DeLorme Atlas and Gazetteer with me, otherwise who knows where we would have ended up.   I'm sorry to say this, but GPS navigation is still not a trustworthy technology, at least for me.   This is not the first time it's sent me in utterly wrong directions  -  is it really that difficult to differentiate between east and west?   Maybe in another ten years or so it will work right, but for now it's more trouble than it's worth.

I'll soon be removing my bus's radio and instead install a proper aircraft compass and a clock and OAT gauge.   A good map and a compass has never failed me in the past anywhere I've ever been, ever.   KISS works for me!

John

 

[Astro]

Cheers to bringing back the old school compass!

[B_K]

If you were in Tehachapi CA you should have stopped in and asked Don Fairchild for directions! He'd gotten you on track.
  BK