I know there are GPS apps for my phone, but I am more comfortable with being able to compare a map to the road in front of me. I'd rather read a map than just follow turn by turn directions. Kind of odd, since I am a techie type. Maybe that is because I know how tech can fail me when I most need it.

If I eventually buy a GPS it would be a higher end unit with map functions.

Screen grabs aren't really much of a hassle to me. Your mileage may vary.

On the follow road vs line drawing issue with ridewithgps, I have had to do that myself sometimes. Once it was a case of planning out a commute and it wouldn't map the route through what was technically a parking lot in front of an office building. But it had a road and cut about 1/2 mile off the trip. If I know a road goes through, I can override it, if it won't snap to the road, there may or may not be a good reason.