2014 Rand McNally Road Atlas

[mgk920]

I finally picked one up at a local Walmart*, the '2 3 VE 13 12' version.

IN Wisconsin, lots of stuff is not shown or shown incorrectly:

Some of those errors they've had for a long, long time.
I bet they still show US 2 as a freeway coming into Superior all the way to WI 35 with an interchange square (and they have it 3 times: WI, MN & Twin Ports inset)
They probably still have WI 17 south of Rhinelander shown as "other multi-lane highway". (Where they ever got this one, I have no idea.  This has never even been a proposal, but it consistently shows up in RMN as long as I can remember.)
The Appleton inset still has that weird, eastward hitch in WI 441 by Calumet Street, I bet.
And in Oshkosh, they have WI 21 curving north in mirror image to what WI 21 actual does, just as always.

Yea on most of those.



As for WI 441, there is actually a slight eastward bump in WI 441 at Calumet St, only not as pronounced.  OTOH, they've had the alignment of the US 10/WI 441 freeway wrong at Racine St in Menasha ever since it opened nearly 20 years ago - there is another 'S' curve in the freeway there and Racine St connects with US 10/WI 441 via a ticket-tollway style trumpet spur interchange west of Racine St.  The freeway then crosses under Racine St between that interchange and Midway Rd.

Also, the four lanes on County 'CE' ends at Crooks Ave (WI 55) in Kaukauna and it is only two lanes from there on eastward.

The Oshkosh inset also does not correctly show US 45 northwest of US 41(I-xx) - it is a full freeway with a local street interchange at County 'T'/Ryf Rd.

Mike

[vtk]

Is the 2014 edition out yet?

[Henry]

Is the 2014 edition out yet?

Not for another 4-6 months.

[formulanone]

Is the 2014 edition out yet?

Sounds like the 1988 Chevrolet Beretta, available at showrooms in December 1986. 

[Henry]

Is the 2014 edition out yet?

Sounds like the 1988 Chevrolet Beretta, available at showrooms in December 1986. 

Really? They couldn't wait until either spring or summer of 1987 (at least) to put it in dealerships? Also, did the Corsica that shared the Beretta's chassis come out at the same time, or did they wait longer for that?

[formulanone]

^ Don't remember...I do recall the automotive press having a little fun with that, though.

Frankly, it is rather annoying to always try to be a year ahead of things, but I guess it's just the world we live in.

[PHLBOS]

Is the 2014 edition out yet?

Sounds like the 1988 Chevrolet Beretta, available at showrooms in December 1986. 

Really? They couldn't wait until either spring or summer of 1987 (at least) to put it in dealerships? Also, did the Corsica that shared the Beretta's chassis come out at the same time, or did they wait longer for that?

IIRC, both the Beretta & Corsica rolled out at the same time.

[The Great Zo]

Is the 2014 edition out yet?

Sounds like the 1988 Chevrolet Beretta, available at showrooms in December 1986. 

Really? They couldn't wait until either spring or summer of 1987 (at least) to put it in dealerships? Also, did the Corsica that shared the Beretta's chassis come out at the same time, or did they wait longer for that?

IIRC, both the Beretta & Corsica rolled out at the same time.

My first car was an '88 Corsica, which survived through early 2008 after over 250k miles. Even more impressive now that I can "add" another 2 years on to the date!

[Bickendan]

If that's the case, you should have another 25,000 miles on it...

[agentsteel53]

Frankly, it is rather annoying to always try to be a year ahead of things, but I guess it's just the world we live in.

a lot of things are like that.  it's pretty simple economics - being able to beat your competitors in announcing something new gives you a leg up on the market.  I also see this with Christmas sales.  If I recall correctly, this year's Christmas season started around Labor Day, 1959.

it also happens with car shows I go to.  Officially, Saturday and Sunday is the show, and Friday is a setup date.  All the good stuff changes hands Thursday evening.

[Henry]

Is the 2014 edition out yet?

Sounds like the 1988 Chevrolet Beretta, available at showrooms in December 1986. 

Really? They couldn't wait until either spring or summer of 1987 (at least) to put it in dealerships? Also, did the Corsica that shared the Beretta's chassis come out at the same time, or did they wait longer for that?

IIRC, both the Beretta & Corsica rolled out at the same time.

My first car was an '88 Corsica, which survived through early 2008 after over 250k miles. Even more impressive now that I can "add" another 2 years on to the date!

Just as I had suspected! I do remember reading about it as a 16-year old who just got his first license. Needless to say, I got neither when I graduated in 1988, settling for a Cutlass Calais, which I took west to L.A. shortly afterward.

[PHLBOS]

Is the 2014 edition out yet?

Sounds like the 1988 Chevrolet Beretta, available at showrooms in December 1986. 

Really? They couldn't wait until either spring or summer of 1987 (at least) to put it in dealerships? Also, did the Corsica that shared the Beretta's chassis come out at the same time, or did they wait longer for that?

IIRC, both the Beretta & Corsica rolled out at the same time.

My first car was an '88 Corsica, which survived through early 2008 after over 250k miles. Even more impressive now that I can "add" another 2 years on to the date!

Just as I had suspected! I do remember reading about it as a 16-year old who just got his first license. Needless to say, I got neither when I graduated in 1988, settling for a Cutlass Calais, which I took west to L.A. shortly afterward.

How is getting a (I'm assuming new at the time) Cutlass Calais vs. a Chevy Beretta/Corsica considered settling?  They're built off of the same platform and the Olds' starting price is generally higher than its Chevy counterpart.

[Scott5114]

Frankly, it is rather annoying to always try to be a year ahead of things, but I guess it's just the world we live in.

a lot of things are like that.  it's pretty simple economics - being able to beat your competitors in announcing something new gives you a leg up on the market.  I also see this with Christmas sales.  If I recall correctly, this year's Christmas season started around Labor Day, 1959.

it also happens with car shows I go to.  Officially, Saturday and Sunday is the show, and Friday is a setup date.  All the good stuff changes hands Thursday evening.

Why don't they just not even bother making the models match up with the years then? They could release the Corvette 10, 11, and 12 in 2013 if they wanted to, instead of having to release a 2014 Corvette in January 2013 and then have to wait 11 months to release the next one.

[Kacie Jane]

If I recall correctly, this year's Christmas season started around Labor Day, 1959.

I realize this is a joke, but you're not far off on the Labor Day comment.  I worked at Target long ago, and once Back to School ends (right around Labor Day), their seasonal department switches over to Halloween, with Christmas decorations along the backwall.

[SimMoonXP]

New information about 2014 Rand McNally Road Atlas.

My question to Rand McNally facebook page was:
"What is the projection release date for 2014 (90th Edition) Rand McNally USA Road Atlas?"

Thier answer is:
"Hi C.J. This should be available sometime in May. Thanks for your interest!"

The result is about 5 (five) months to go!

[drummer_evans_aki]

Road Geek Story....

I found myself the perfect woman. And I knew this because we went out on a date and I asked her who her favorite author is. She said, "Rand McNally." I said, "Mine too."

Yeah. I hit the jackpot. Nothing sexier than a female road geek.

[swbrotha100]

There are 2014 model year cars available on 1/2/13, so why can't a 2014 Rand McNally atlas be available around the same time? I wouldn't be surprised if Rand McNally did something like this in the future.

[Alex]

There are 2014 model year cars available on 1/2/13, so why can't a 2014 Rand McNally atlas be available around the same time? I wouldn't be surprised if Rand McNally did something like this in the future.

I would prefer the atlases go back to the September-October time frame, so that they would reflect 2014 more accurately. It was 2008 when the atlases were pushed forward to an April release. Was working with a map company at the time, and the higher-ups were alarmed that the Rand was out so early.

It was 2008 that I stopped buying a yearly Rand, since the 2008 version I had was only six months old at the time...

[PHLBOS]

I wonder if the 2014 edition will include the newly-completed US 202 Parkway in PA and the new Exit 320 (EZPass only) interchange indicator at I-76 (PA Turnpike) & PA 29?  The former was under construction for about 4 years but the atlas never showed it as even a dotted line (indicating that it was under construction).

[SimMoonXP]

Found more new info for 2014 edition just today. It says May 3rd, 2013 release date!

Here is the link: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/rand-mcnally-2014?store=allproducts&keyword=rand+mcnally+2014

[NE2]

People still care about the new Rand McNally?

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

People still care about the new Rand McNally?

As compared to everything else that mass produces errors?

[kphoger]

Ehh, everything has some degree of error.  It's an atlas, it can get you from A to B, it has familiar symbology that doesn't look like total crap...  Even though I may criticize its errors and won't get out of bed early to buy it at Mal Wart, I still wouldn't say I don't care about it at all:  it's still a nifty book.

[vtk]

It's an atlas, it can get you from A to B, it has familiar symbology that doesn't look like total crap...

Agreed.  Some of the US atlases by other companies just look really bad, and aren't particularly better at accuracy.

[Duke87]

So apparently the 2014 atlas is out. Anyone have it and have anything of interest to report about it?