Why is my GPS so messed up near the Sprain Parkway?

By
Home Builder with The Flooring Girl

It happened again yesterday...my GPS brought me to the wrong address.  This always seems to happen near the Sprain Brook Parkway near 3 zipcodes - Elmsford (10523), Hartsdale (10530) and Greenburg (10607).  I was looking for 103...and of course I get to a dead end at #159 and the street doesn't go down any further...instead, there is a big highway (6 lanes) - The Sprain Brook Parkway.

 

Of course, my customer's house is on the other side of the highway, and I have to go around (which takes 6 minutes).  Not the end of the world, but super annoying...as it happens all the time in this area.  The roads are all split...because they were built a long time ago - before the highway was constructed.

 

Now, what's also weird is that highway was constructed in the 1920's...so it's not new.  The GPS's are a bit more recent (last time I checked), so I don't get how they keep making these same mistakes.

Comments (17)

Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

Mmmmm.  Why does Lenn carry a stack of county map books in her vehicle????

Feb 16, 2013 07:52 PM
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

LOL Lenn.

Feb 16, 2013 07:54 PM
Wallace S. Gibson, CPM
Gibson Management Group, Ltd. - Charlottesville, VA
LandlordWhisperer

My in-car NAV system sometimes has me on a parallel road for about 5 seconds and then it changes.....it's why WALLACE prints the MLS directions and has them in her car!

Feb 16, 2013 07:58 PM
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

Wallace - LOL.  Smart.

Feb 16, 2013 07:59 PM
Sheila Anderson
Referral Group Incorporated - East Brunswick, NJ
The Real Estate Whisperer Who Listens 732-715-1133

Good morning Debbie. I don't get it either. Ther are always those times with GPS systems that leave me in a cold sweat.

Feb 16, 2013 08:23 PM
Carol Zingone
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Florida Network Realty - Jacksonville Beach, FL
Global Realtor in Jax Beach, FL - ABR, CRS, CIPS
I have had similar things happen, even with my phone GPS....
Feb 16, 2013 08:36 PM
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

Sheila - I know, it's crazy.

Carol - Yes, it happens sometimes...it's just that it happens too often in this whole area.  I need to allow extra time to get lost.

Feb 16, 2013 08:37 PM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

Debbie: It drives my husband buggy because I can go someplace one time and remember all the streets and my way around...my built-in GPS is very good.  His, not so much.  HA.

Feb 16, 2013 09:02 PM
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

Anita - That's great.  But this area is weird...due to the highway - all full of dead ends and you can't tell where the #'s stop until you get there.

Feb 16, 2013 09:55 PM
Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Sometimes the GPS systems have amind of their own, taking us in directions which make no sense. It is still better than no system at all.

make it a great weekend!

Feb 16, 2013 09:58 PM
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

Joe - Oh yes, it's an awesome tool and I love it.  It's just odd when this stuff happens.

Feb 16, 2013 10:05 PM
Janis Borgueta
Key Properties of the Hudson Valley - Newburgh, NY
LIC RE Salesperson

I have issues all the time with New Construction the roads are not yet mapped.. OY! it can be a challenge. 

Feb 16, 2013 11:20 PM
Thomas Santore Lic Associate Real Estate Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty/Coldwell Banker Commercial NRT - Yorktown Heights, NY
Realtor®-ABR-Land, Residential & Commercial Sa

Yorktown has a few roads like that but my GPS seems to get it it right.

Feb 17, 2013 07:42 AM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Debbie there is a lake here in Modus, CT that one of the roads goes from one side of the lake to the other.  The first time I used my GPS to get to a house on the road it brought me in from the opposite side of the lake, and was telling me to continue through the lake to get to the other side.  Good thing I was paying attention ....... LOL

Feb 17, 2013 09:07 AM
Nina Rogoff
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Medfield, MA
Sells Real Estate!

Something's blocking the signal probably! I'm with Lenn, though. Although I love technology there are a few things I prefer in the "old" format! A map is one of those things! My husband bought me a GPS about 3 1/2 years ago. I tried it once or twice. Since then, it's been in his car! lol

Feb 17, 2013 01:15 PM
Debbie Walsh
Shahar Management - Middletown, NY
Hudson Valley NY Real Estate 845.283-3036

Deb when I am near there I have the same problem - not sure why either.

Feb 17, 2013 09:13 PM
Steven Cook
No Longer Processing Mortgages. - Tacoma, WA

Debbie -  I understand that some people run into that problem in Seattle, due to the Interstate, and all the roads it blocked.  Fortunately, I was here before the freeway, so know which streets go through and which don't.   When the Highway was there since the 20's it doesn't make sense that the GPS wouldn't know about it.

Feb 19, 2013 04:08 AM

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