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Google Maps is routing me down these 1-lane residential roads, too, and I'd generally rather it didn't. These 1-lane roads are already a headache for those liv

by yAak 10y ago

Google Maps is routing me down these 1-lane residential roads, too, and I'd generally rather it didn't. These 1-lane roads are already a headache for those living there, with cars parked on both sides, making dealing with ANY traffic a pain. Traffic is terrible where I live, but I'd rather spend another 1-5 minutes on a major thoroughfare than drive through someone's neighborhood. I don't live on a street that has this problem (it's a dead end) but we have our own parking disaster unrelated to thru traffic, so maybe its easier for me to empathize with these homeowners about something that they have almost no control over and lowers quality of life.

massysett 10y ago
Google Maps is doing this to me in Washington DC. I probably wouldn't mind if it actually saved time. The problem is that drivers before me tried it, so the city has made many of the streets one way during rush hour only, or particular turns are banned. Google should program in more of these details before it routes people down what its maps already know are tiny, non-through streets. Usually I consult Google for traffic but when it picks these circuitous routes I ignore it because I can't trust it. In the same vein sometimes it is worth it to stay on a main road even if a perfectly valid side route would save just a few minutes. Driving the side route can be less safe, more stressful, and it's easier to miss a turn, which wipes out the savings anyway. I wish the map software would account for this.
danielweber 10y ago
I've been put through neighborhoods far from me a few times, and I've always been thinking "is this really worth it? Am I making my life better by enough to justify this?"
chrisdbaldwin 10y ago
Google/Alphabet purchased Waze at some point, and they use Waze's tech in Google Maps.
ghaff 10y ago
Every now and then Google Maps seems determined to take a scenic drive through the country which often ends up taking longer because the weather is bad or I make a wrong turn. I had a new one the other day though when Google Maps took me through an office park prominently sign-posted as private property to avoid the regular traffic backup at a particular traffic light. I can't imagine having an issue as a one-pff thing but I probably wouldn't want to make a practice of it.

by yAak 10y ago

massysett 10y ago

Google Maps is doing this to me in Washington DC. I probably wouldn't mind if it actually saved time. The problem is that drivers before me tried it, so the city has made many of the streets one way during rush hour only, or particular turns are banned. Google should program in more of these details before it routes people down what its maps already know are tiny, non-through streets. Usually I consult Google for traffic but when it picks these circuitous routes I ignore it because I can't trust it. In the same vein sometimes it is worth it to stay on a main road even if a perfectly valid side route would save just a few minutes. Driving the side route can be less safe, more stressful, and it's easier to miss a turn, which wipes out the savings anyway. I wish the map software would account for this.

danielweber 10y ago

I've been put through neighborhoods far from me a few times, and I've always been thinking "is this really worth it? Am I making my life better by enough to justify this?"

chrisdbaldwin 10y ago

Google/Alphabet purchased Waze at some point, and they use Waze's tech in Google Maps.

ghaff 10y ago

Every now and then Google Maps seems determined to take a scenic drive through the country which often ends up taking longer because the weather is bad or I make a wrong turn. I had a new one the other day though when Google Maps took me through an office park prominently sign-posted as private property to avoid the regular traffic backup at a particular traffic light. I can't imagine having an issue as a one-pff thing but I probably wouldn't want to make a practice of it.