Rand McNally Road Atlas: United States, Canada, Mexico (Rand Mcnally Road Atlas United States/ Canada/Mexico (Vinyl Covered Edition))
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From a Retired Trucker, Rand McNally is the Best
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)This review is from: Rand McNally Road Atlas (Rand Mcnally Road Atlas: United States, Canada, Mexico) (Paperback)First let me say this is April 2011 and I am trying to figure out how this could possibly be an up to date 2012 map. By the time it's 2012 everything in here will be nearly a year old. It's not just Rand McNally, all the map companies do it. Obviously a marketing ploy to get it out there before the summer driving season. Go figure, just some food for thought.If you do decide to buy this Rand McNally map I strongly suggest you read the map legends on the back of the front cover page. They will show you the symbols that represent rest areas, type of roads, state parks ,parking areas, the size of towns, and cities, plus many more items that have to be abbreviated ,since they would not fit on the Map in full size. This map is large " 15 in. By 10 1/2 in, " but necessary to fit everything in so it is legible. I...
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The best general road atlas
I've tried several road atlases over the years but always keep coming back to Rand McNally. Their atlases are simply the easiest to read, most complete and informative, and up to date. I'm happy to say that the 2012 edition is even clearer and printed better than the 2009 edition I'm replacing: the fonts and road lines are just slightly sharper and that makes an excellent atlas even better.Some folks may wonder whether an atlas is necessary alongside a GPS. Absolutely, it is. Nothing beats having the ability to see a large area in high detail, and to be able to consider last-minute changes and detours along a route, which are essentially impossible with a GPS.While I'm driving, my wife routinely looks at the atlas to consider other routes, to find out what mountains are off in the distance, where a certain road goes, how far is it to some other place off the main path, and so forth -- a lot of entertainment and learning in addition to the basic map...
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