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I was wondering the same thing. The screenshots in the article would be more helpful if they were zoomed a little closer, at least enough to show all the stree

I was wondering the same thing. The screenshots in the article would be more helpful if they were zoomed a little closer, at least enough to show all the street names being mentioned. A topo or shaded relief map would also help. I'm glad people are working on this. The bike directions on Google maps aren't very good, IMO

cjf101 9y ago
Anything that can help make safer/more comfortable cycle routing is great step forward. Cycle routing is definitely more complex that driving because of the issue the article mentions. I tried this out. My city is pretty notorious for having incomplete cycling infrastructure. i.e.) you get local areas that have cycle routes, but you often have to brave some craziness to get anywhere for real. For my most common routes, it seems to be making the same choices as Google Maps. They definitely aren't the most optimal or comfortable choices, though I suspect this is at least partially a data problem. Steep grades, stairs, and difficult to find turns (more my city's fault that anything) are on the route, and it takes you though the straightforward but less safe connectors instead of detouring through neighbourhoods. Perhaps one more tuning parameter is needed that would allow weighting stress vs distance?
altotrees 9y ago
>I'm glad people are working on this. The bike directions on Google maps aren't very good, IMO I agree, but they are certainly better than nothing. There are so many times I have wished for a real-time, traffic sensitive routing feature on Google Maps when it comes to bikes.This usually happens around rush hour when I am pinned up against the shoulder trying to take the lane and being cursed and buzzed repeatedly. I am also really glad people are working on this, it is really cool and so full of potential.

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I was wondering the same thing. The screenshots in the article would be more helpful if they were zoomed a little closer, at least enough to show all the stree

by jlarocco 9y ago

cjf101 9y ago
Anything that can help make safer/more comfortable cycle routing is great step forward. Cycle routing is definitely more complex that driving because of the issue the article mentions. I tried this out. My city is pretty notorious for having incomplete cycling infrastructure. i.e.) you get local areas that have cycle routes, but you often have to brave some craziness to get anywhere for real. For my most common routes, it seems to be making the same choices as Google Maps. They definitely aren't the most optimal or comfortable choices, though I suspect this is at least partially a data problem. Steep grades, stairs, and difficult to find turns (more my city's fault that anything) are on the route, and it takes you though the straightforward but less safe connectors instead of detouring through neighbourhoods. Perhaps one more tuning parameter is needed that would allow weighting stress vs distance?
altotrees 9y ago
>I'm glad people are working on this. The bike directions on Google maps aren't very good, IMO I agree, but they are certainly better than nothing. There are so many times I have wished for a real-time, traffic sensitive routing feature on Google Maps when it comes to bikes.This usually happens around rush hour when I am pinned up against the shoulder trying to take the lane and being cursed and buzzed repeatedly. I am also really glad people are working on this, it is really cool and so full of potential.