Dangerous/difficult curves

wim Bleijenberg

Dangerous/difficult curves.

I use normally Calimoto, because it give me on the map the curves which are dangerous or diffilcult to ride.

My route I also use and the above mentioned add is not in the road map. Is this a possible suggestion??

Kind regards Wim

Rob Verhoeff

@wim-Bleijenberg This question has been asked on the forum before. Just run a search term for it. Long story short: you can place a waypoint with the text 'watch out!' or something similar for a series of 'dangerous bends.' Besides, a screen won't help you. Your attention should be on the road, not on your screen. But that's just my opinion.

Peter Levis

@wim-Bleijenberg
I kind of agree with Rob, I don't see much value having markings for a dangerous bend. I consider ALL bends potentially dangerous and ALL junctions. I too use Calimoto and have never found that feature of much use. However I do sometimes zoom the map out when riding unfamiliar roads to get a heads up of what is coming. I really think learning to read the road is more important. One of the problems with all these navigation maps is the tendency to spend too much time looking at them and not the road. Something I'm guilty of.
Loving my test with MRA but still struggling with the text size for distance to next turn. Guess Calimoto has spoilt me with that one feature.

Marinus van Deudekom

@Peter-Levis there you go. I consider all curves and bents not dangerous. The only thing dangerous over there is the driver

Peter Levis

@Marinus-van-Deudekom said in Dangerous/difficult curves:

@Peter-Levis there you go. I consider all curves and bents not dangerous. The only thing dangerous over there is the driver

HaHa could be right there

richtea999

@Marinus-van-Deudekom said in Dangerous/difficult curves:

@Peter-Levis there you go. I consider all curves and bents not dangerous. The only thing dangerous over there is the driver

Quite true - the rider needs to be wide awake, looking, thinking.

Calimoto might give you a little extra information - not a lot - but at the cost of looking ahead.

There are plenty things that Calimoto won't tell you:

the road surface (potholes, gravel, mud, shiny, oil, diesel, leaves)
the weather (rain, frost, ice, lying water/blocked gutter)
the oncoming driver (who is also looking down at Calimoto as he crosses the centre line )
the tractor that is just out of sight round the corner, but you saw the open farm gate, right? Calimoto didn't.