Road Atlas?

Gimpymoo · 22 Jul 2016 at 12:34

Any recommendations please?

Thanks.

Skeeter · 22 Jul 2016 at 12:35

Whats a Road Atlas?

Finglonga · 22 Jul 2016 at 12:48

I use the AA one, never had any issues and it has speed scamera locations on it as well.

[TW]Fox · 22 Jul 2016 at 12:58

You can always get the AA one for about 34p in those random book discount stores.

Just get that.

Cookeh · 22 Jul 2016 at 14:23

I got an A-Z one recently, really rather liked the layout, and details - conveys all the info you need whilst still looking uncluttered enough to find anything you want with ease.

Jez · 22 Jul 2016 at 14:51

I know this is totally unhelpful, but if you are able to type "forums.overclockers.co.uk" into a device, i have to assume you can also access google maps which is totally searchable and bang up to date even on a mobile?

Cookeh · 22 Jul 2016 at 14:55

What of spotty data access, or even lack of data? (My issue

)

Burnsy2023 · 22 Jul 2016 at 15:48

Cookeh said:
What of spotty data access, or even lack of data? (My issue )

Google maps offline caching?

Cookeh · 22 Jul 2016 at 15:59

Burnsy2023 said:
Google maps offline caching?

Is amazing, if you happen to know exactly which roads will feature closures/heavy traffic and when, so you can also download the maps for the diverted roads/routes. Sadly, I'm no psychic.

Burnsy2023 · 22 Jul 2016 at 16:08

Cookeh said:
Is amazing, if you happen to know exactly which roads will feature closures/heavy traffic and when, so you can also download the maps for the diverted roads/routes. Sadly, I'm no psychic.

You won't get traffic or closures from a road atlas. I would just offline a large area.

Or just get a standalone GPS.

Gimpymoo · 22 Jul 2016 at 16:29

Burnsy2023 said:
You won't get traffic or closures from a road atlas. I would just offline a large area.

Or just get a standalone GPS.

I think what he meant is if you need to divert or an accident occurs, you be taken on a route not in your cache.

Cookeh · 22 Jul 2016 at 16:31

Indeed.

Burnsy2023 · 22 Jul 2016 at 16:33

Gimpymoo said:
I think what he meant is if you need to divert or an accident occurs, you be taken on a route not in your cache.

In which case get a standalone GPS

Cookeh · 22 Jul 2016 at 17:01

Or, you know, read a map, which is the whole point of this thread and the OPs request.

Burnsy2023 · 22 Jul 2016 at 17:03

Cookeh said:
Or, you know, read a map, which is the whole point of this thread and the OPs request.

Why have a solution that will be out of date as soon as you buy it?

[TW]Fox · 22 Jul 2016 at 17:05

Burnsy2023 said:
Why have a solution that will be out of date as soon as you buy it?

Drama much? Last time I checked the UK's road building schemes were not THAT plentiful and quick!

Nothing at all wrong with having a small road atlas kicking around in the car. Maps are cool.

Burnsy2023 · 22 Jul 2016 at 18:22

[TW]Fox;29815685 said:
Drama much? Last time I checked the UK's road building schemes were not THAT plentiful and quick!

From 12/05/16 to 23/06/16 there have been 10,820,550 changes to the road network recorded by Ordnance Survey in GB. That's just in a six week period.

[TW]Fox · 22 Jul 2016 at 18:30

Burnsy2023 said:
From 12/05/16 to 23/06/16 there have been 10,820,550 changes to the road network recorded by Ordnance Survey in GB. That's just in a six week period.

And how many of these are major road alignment changes such as would render a paper road atlas published within the last 12 months unhelpful?

peterwalkley · 22 Jul 2016 at 18:40

Did I read that right ? 10 million changes in a 6 week period ? A back of the fag packet calculation would imply over 5000 a week for each local council in the country.

[TW]Fox · 22 Jul 2016 at 18:42

peterwalkley said:
Did I read that right ? 10 million changes in a 6 week period ? A back of the fag packet calculation would imply over 5000 a week for each local council in the country.

They'll be minor changes that would not have any bearing on an actual map in the way we'd use one.

I'm surprised he posted such a blatantly ridiculous number in support of the claim that a paper map is 'out of date as soon as you buy it'.