Hi All,

I been following China moto forum for some time now. I appreciate everyone for sharing the information and great tips all over. I would like to contribute to the post aswell.
I like to provide alternative solution to gps maps and issues. I been using google maps and GPS Navigation &Maps (by Scout ).

I did few trips around shanghai and few pointers i noted while using the maps:

1) Google maps can be used with the option (avoid highways) it will take you to shortest path but on the main street roads, which i found is not the most convenient way to travel in traffic lane , because i always find it confusing on which side i have to stop at the signal when cars are pulling behind me. vs GPS nav has the option ' Show route' it take you the destination using the lanes and avoiding the main roads but you need to select (bicycle mode), if you select Car mode it will choose the same route as Google maps. GPS nav doesn't use internet, it downloads all the maps to the SD card.

2) Route on Gmaps can be faster but somehow its not for the bike route. GPS nav has the bike mode.

3) Comparison to distances in each maps , GPS nav is the longest but i feel at least its safe for bike, avoiding any traffic violations.

4) Auto Navi doesnt have bike mode, instead use Baidu.

these are few observations and testing i been doing since i started driving moto in china.