Types Of Route; Route Features; Avoiding An Incident Or Route Feature Using The Route Bar - TomTom BRIDGE User Manual

3. Select Avoid Part of Route.
A screen opens showing a list of the sections that comprise your current route.
4. Select the section of the route that you want to avoid.
A preview shows you the section you have chosen on the map.
5. Select Avoid.
A new route is found that avoids your chosen route section. The new route is shown on the map
view.
Note: It may not be possible to find an alternative route around the route section if none
exists.
Guidance to your destination resumes avoiding your chosen route section. As soon as you start
driving, the guidance view is shown automatically.

Types of route

Select Change Route Type to change the type of route planned to your current destination. Your
route is recalculated using the new route type.
You can select the following types of route:
Fastest route - the fastest route to your destination. Your route is constantly checked taking
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into account the traffic conditions.
 Shortest route - the shortest route to your destination. This may take much longer than the
fastest route.
 Most eco-friendly route - the most fuel-efficient route.
Avoid Motorways - this type of route avoids all motorways.
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Walking Route - this type of route is optimised for walking.
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Bicycle Route - this type of route is optimised for bicycles.
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You can set the default route type in the

Route features

You can choose to avoid some features that are on your currently planned route. You can avoid the
following route features:
Toll Roads
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Ferries and car shuttle trains
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Carpool Lanes
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Unpaved Roads
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Note: Carpool lanes are sometimes known as High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes (HOV lanes) and are
not present in every country. To travel on these lanes, you may need to have more than one
person in the car, for example, or the car may need to use environmentally-friendly fuel.
If you choose to avoid a route feature, a new route is planned.
In Route Planning in the Settings Menu, you can set how each route feature is handled when a new
route is planned.

Avoiding an incident or route feature using the route bar

You can avoid an incident or route feature that is on your route.
Settings Menu.
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