Quote from
cgriell on 15.08.2020, 09:37
The proposal of weather appraisal is interesting, but not really when planning a route, at least in my case. I usually create routes days - if not weeks - in advance. Sometimes I ride again roads that I love. So, I do not really need to check the weather when I prepare a route. But, once riding, I would like to know if the black clouds that are looming towards the horizon are the forefront of severe weather or just a summer storm that will pass in a few minutes. The Mediterranean coast is prone to hail storms and floods from August to October, so I bring these months a second phone to check the weather when needed. I stop, I check, and I decide either to continue, to reroute, or to go back. I imagine Scenic with a "weather navigation screen" centered on the current position, with a radius of 50 Km and on which the route being navigated (if any) is drawn. If the rider chooses this screen, guidance will be done only by voice (or, it it is not too difficult, by a pop-up for turnarounds or change of direction). Personally, unless riding "uncharted waters" - you may understand that, after 61 years riding, I do not have a lot of uncharted waters near home - I will navigate using the weather navigation screen
The proposal of weather appraisal is interesting, but not really when planning a route, at least in my case. I usually create routes days - if not weeks - in advance. Sometimes I ride again roads that I love. So, I do not really need to check the weather when I prepare a route. But, once riding, I would like to know if the black clouds that are looming towards the horizon are the forefront of severe weather or just a summer storm that will pass in a few minutes. The Mediterranean coast is prone to hail storms and floods from August to October, so I bring these months a second phone to check the weather when needed. I stop, I check, and I decide either to continue, to reroute, or to go back. I imagine Scenic with a "weather navigation screen" centered on the current position, with a radius of 50 Km and on which the route being navigated (if any) is drawn. If the rider chooses this screen, guidance will be done only by voice (or, it it is not too difficult, by a pop-up for turnarounds or change of direction). Personally, unless riding "uncharted waters" - you may understand that, after 61 years riding, I do not have a lot of uncharted waters near home - I will navigate using the weather navigation screen
