TomTom Rider 550: Travel stress-free, safer and more comfortable [5 THINGS TO KNOW – EPISODE 3]

To some it might seem like a marginal aspect, in reality the third of the five points of our story on the new TomTom Rider 550 is also central conceptually. Everything we have told you previously and what will be the subject of the last two chapters has a common factor linked to safety. It is defined as active safety, because it is what serves to prevent accidents. As? Placing the driver in comfortable conditions and reducing sources of distraction, having everything under control and a myriad of information available, without having to take his eyes off the road and without moving his hands from the handlebars.

Information that helps you drive better
One look at the screen and you know what awaits you around a bend, this in itself, on unfamiliar roads, is a great help, useful to avoid "plunging" into a bend at too high speed. What the Rider 550 is capable of doing, however, is much more. We previously mentioned TomTom Traffic and the speed camera warning, also in this case these are systems that anticipate something that will probably lead us to a potential braking, increasing times and distances to reduce the speed. The many information present on the screen and always clearly visible, as well as some audio signals, if we also use Bluetooth in the helmet, are therefore essential to concentrate more while driving, in the knowledge that there is no need to "go looking" for information monitoring signs and more, but the Rider will do it for us, bringing all the information in a single point and in an easily usable way.

The right path, in every sense and in complete relaxation, therefore safely

Have you ever realized how dangerous your driving becomes while you're looking for something? Try to take a street with little traffic perhaps, to avoid excessive risks, and look for a house number or a shop sign. You will see that, at best, you will end up proceeding in jerks and, in many cases, even swaying a little to the right and left. Here, this can make you understand the usefulness, in terms of safety, of a tool that not only takes you to your destination without having to distract you, but which can do it in an intelligent way for a motorcyclist. How many times have you gotten lost, perhaps simply having to go back to change directions, trying to retrace an itinerary that leads to the "right curves"? Road signs indicate the direction, they are rarely useful in choosing the most rewarding route to travel by motorbike. And then some will have missed the magnificent landscapes, because they were concentrated on remembering where to go, which with help like that of the TomTom Rider 550 will become just a memory. Whether you want to speed up and drive in a sporty manner, or enjoy the landscapes while relaxing more calmly, the advantage of knowing that we can free our mind from the thought of where to go and which road to choose is something intangible, but certainly important impact on the driving experience. Being at ease is then fundamental to raising the level of safety, even more than other factors.

Navigator and the only device to manage telephone and speakerphone, reducing sources of distraction

TomTom Rider 550 means using your motorbike in a safer and more relaxing way, also because you don't need to think about that important phone call that needs to arrive, or that message you're waiting for. Incoming notifications and phone calls are displayed on the Rider screen, it will therefore be possible to answer the call, in complete safety, or stop, pick up the phone, read and reply to a message, email or other. In fact, as mentioned in the previous episode, the Rider can be configured to also report notifications from applications such as Facebook and many others, as well as SMS, Whatsapp email messages and so on. A smartwatch, which partly does this type of "work", however, requires a decidedly higher degree of distraction, because it is necessary to lift one hand from the handlebar and move one's gaze much further away from where it should be, while the TomTom screen is just slightly further away. bottom of the road, at a visual level.

Enjoy the time spent in the saddle to the fullest, without improvised solutions

Returning to the comparison between the mobile phone used as a navigator and the TomTom Rider 550, with which we began the journey through #5Things to Know, it is clear in terms of safety that not having to invent emergency solutions is an important factor. The Rider 550 is then connected to the motorcycle's battery, although it remains usable with the internal one (for about 4 hours), so you don't even need to worry about charging or turning it on or off when you get on the saddle. It will do it automatically, together with the motorbike. The fixing system is the result of the partnership with the market leader, the American Ram Mounts, which produces mounts for cars, motorcycles and much more. The one developed for TomTom Rider is simple and quick to install, it allows you to position it and remove it with a gesture when getting on and off the motorbike, but you can opt to always leave the navigator on the handlebars, perhaps by equipping yourself with the optional and convenient anti-theft system , which you will find included in the Premium Pack, with which the Rider 550 can be purchased (499.90 euros instead of 399.90, but with carrying case, car holder, as well as the anti-theft device).

Our #5Things to Know welcomes you to the last two episodes, which will tell you about lifetime updates, also via Wi-Fi, and TomTom Road Trips, to discover new itineraries.

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