NEED mapping software PIZZA DELIVERY- I WANT YOUR OPINIONS!!

[Shaftatplanetquake]

I just got a job delivering pizzas. I want to be the fastest and most efficient driver in the whole shop.

Somebody tell me the software I need to buy *cough download cough* that I can just type in point A to point B and get perfect directions.

Yahoo maps, expedia, and mapquest always have something about them that messes up. According to them my house connects to a road that quite simply put does not connect. I've seen goofed directions from all 3 of those websites and I know I can't trust them.

I want something that is >99% reliable.

Also, this is on a laptop that does not have an internet connection.

I know nothing about GPS's. Should I get one?

Thanks a lot.

 

[DannyBoy]

Microsoft Autoroute

Top program

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

Is pizza delivery really that cut-throat?

Seems to me that you'd spend more time fumbling around with software than you would just driving there.

 

[FreakyGuy]

Actually mapping software won't help as to personal experience. You have to take in account morning and afternoon rush hour traffic. A longer route might be shorter timewise depending on where you need to go. Shortcuts! ask a more experienced driver what shortcuts he uses. Mapping software sucks compared to experience.

 

[Shaftatplanetquake]

Originally posted by: FreakyGuy
Actually mapping software won't help as to personal experience. You have to take in account morning and afternoon rush hour traffic. A longer route might be shorter timewise depending on where you need to go. Shortcuts! ask a more experienced driver what shortcuts he uses. Mapping software sucks compared to experience.

At this point just getting point a to point b is killing me. We have the largest delivery area of any of the papa john's in the area. There are so many country roads and I try to get creative so often I end up tacking on miles on top of miles. And I don't want to even start talking about finding everything. The software would be a life saver at this point in my experience, thats for certain. And I acquired a laptop today, so I may as well put it to use for when I go back to work on thursday (should be just enough time to acquire that software and get this bad battery replaced).

 

[Shaftatplanetquake]

and rush hour traffic is not much of a concern except on my very first run, I work 5 till close.

 

[Shaftatplanetquake]

Originally posted by: BingBongWongFooey
Is pizza delivery really that cut-throat?

Seems to me that you'd spend more time fumbling around with software than you would just driving there.

Sooooooo many roads. I spend more time looking at the maps than I do driving. And then driving I spend more time turning around because I'm going the wrong way than I do driving to the correct destination.

I'm great at bringing the items to the door though

 

[Confused]

Destinator will probably be best

You'll have north-up or heading-up, 3d/2d viewpoints, turn-by-turn instructions etc.


Confused

 

[Dulanic]

Holy thread necro lol nearly 10 years! And I caught a lurker! Orrrr the forums went loopy.