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Agreed. I often ignore it -- Waze really over-optimizes; you end up going left-right-left-right down narrow streets just to save a minute. Mostly, I'd rather
by lsllc 10y ago
Agreed. I often ignore it -- Waze really over-optimizes; you end up going left-right-left-right down narrow streets just to save a minute.
Mostly, I'd rather sit in the traffic on the main thoroughfare and just chill out listening to music or the radio. Not to mention, the increased mileage, wear and tear and fuel consumption from the back roads and constant turns (and disrupting otherwise quiet neighborhoods).
Waze also doesn't seem to grasp the "cost" of a left turn, particularly at a busy intersection when there's a fair bit of traffic (and no traffic control). I know Waze monitors the transit time for road segments, but I don't think it includes time waiting to turn or maybe it averages it over the day and thus ends up underestimating.
- akeyva 10y agoThis is why UPS drivers don't turn left http://priceonomics.com/why-ups-trucks-dont-turn-left/ http://priceonomics.com/why-ups-trucks-dont-turn-left/
- CamperBob2 10y ago+1, that's a big pet peeve of mine with respect to all turn-by-turn apps I've ever used. Most of them provide check boxes to avoid toll roads, highways, ferries and drawbridges, and the like. Why in the world don't they offer an option to avoid left turns?
- Piskvorrr 10y agoSignificantly harder to implement, simple as that. Would be useful though.
- CamperBob2 10y agoYep. Left turns in San Francisco at rush hour are also "significantly harder to implement."