Talk:Truck Turn Radius: Difference between revisions
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--[[User:Eric|Eric]] ([[User talk:Eric|talk]]) 13:16, 19 June 2025 (UTC) | --[[User:Eric|Eric]] ([[User talk:Eric|talk]]) 13:16, 19 June 2025 (UTC) | ||
*Also [[Trucker Navigation Apps]] / An [[Open Source Trucker GPS]] would be nice. Expensive Off The Shelf units, but all i need is: | |||
**Avoid [[U-Turns]] | |||
**Being able to set Vehicle Weight to avoid Bridges | |||
**Being able to set Vehicle Height to avoid Restrictions there | |||
**Stock [[Google Maps]] has an Avoid Left Turns and Avoid [[Toll Roads]] function if i remember correctly | |||
Latest revision as of 13:19, 19 June 2025
Even for a Crew Cab Pickup Truck or a Stake Body Truck , it can get pretty bad.
Planning your route in advance to avoid U-Turns etc is a must, although in the “fast and loose” culture of my current employer half the time j don’t feel comfortable burning time on that so it’s some “Urban Offroading” or a ~~3 Point Turn~~ 50 Point Turn instead 💀
Sidenote while it can be problematic (RE: Car Dependent Urban Sprawl, “Urban Renewal” (aka demolish neighborhoods for Just One More Lane Bro ), AT THE SAME TIME i have been thinking over some related stuff, Design for Vehicle Safety (Intersections with Clear Lines of Sight (no bushes creating blind spots etc), Adding Mirrors to Intersections to Aid in Seeing people bolting around a corner etc, so that needs to get added on-wiki eventually too
--Eric (talk) 13:16, 19 June 2025 (UTC)
- Also Trucker Navigation Apps / An Open Source Trucker GPS would be nice. Expensive Off The Shelf units, but all i need is:
- Avoid U-Turns
- Being able to set Vehicle Weight to avoid Bridges
- Being able to set Vehicle Height to avoid Restrictions there
- Stock Google Maps has an Avoid Left Turns and Avoid Toll Roads function if i remember correctly