reading a map

It's an approximation, not an exact. If I try and pinpoint my location on my phone, GPS on, at my house, it will show me two streets away. Not all phones are reliable.

Now the Telenav GPS on my phone will show me an exact. But that is a regular GPS. What 911 gets is from the phone companies systems.

 

Not only do laminated maps hold up better but you can use dry erase markers on them to plot your route. Makes it easy to find when driving down the road.

 

Wow I wish you would have created this topic three months ago since I had a little trouble as well. More so because if you needed help with a map the teacher would always look at you with a shocked expression so you had to pretend like you fully understood just to get over the awkwardness.

 

Ga is correct. Dalton Pilots below Chattanooga are exit 326 and 328.

PA didn't correspond for years. There was a few states like that when I started driving. I remember back in the late 90's the federal gov't said adapt your exit numbers to MM or lose federal funding. PA did the best job they could. It seems like there was two other states but I can't remember. GA was one I think?

One exception to the numbering rule is NC is turning US-74 into I-74 which screws everything up. It should be I-32 or close. We already have an I-74. Dang rednecks!

 

I think the Florida TP is backwards, and the NY Thruway. Hey! Both places are full of New Yorker's, coincidence?

Can't believe no one mentioned those little spinner mileage maps we used for trip planning.

 

I've just asked my congresswomen to introduce a bill I prepared:

Special Tasked Officers Policing Drivers Using Mobile Broadband And Satellite Systems Encountering Snafus.

 

Some cell phones with an android type system have a loittle map program. I have found this to be helpful especialy at night. I find my location and route backwards from there. Warning, do not rely 100% for your directions but it can be a helpful aid.
Other than that I am 100% atlas and reciver directions. Not against the gps but I just don't seem to need it. The best practice for reading your map is to plan routes while your learning. Pick two towns or citys at random and plan a route. Start with the basics( interstates) and slowly start working your way onto skinny roads. Spend some hours doing that before you need to and it will help. But, Youll learn when you have to, by getting lost, being late, ect. Thats a pretty effective learning tool in itself.
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The garden state parkway, in nj, can be run from exit 0 cape may to exit 105 nj18. From there you run nj 18 west to us9 north right to the turnpike exit 11. All ny and ct parkways and the palisades interstate parkway (nj/ny) are off limits as well as the gsp exit 105 and up.

 

CA was another that didn't have mileage connected with exit. Still don't in some places!

 

Buy a Randmcnally TND 710

On a serious note a GPS should never ever be used to replace your atlas. Stop by the scale houses when you can and get state information. Get a file box and organize it state by state. If you are going to a major city stop at a truckstop outside of town and buy you a detailed city map.

On the big motor carriers atlast the orange a red roads are good for trucks. General rule of thumb is if it ain't orange or red - stay the hell off it.