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I wonder how many people have died in car accidents while trying to type their home address because of this while driving.

trophycase 8y ago
Not even joking, I rear ended someone while trying to dismiss the "USE OUR APP" popup that comes when you navigate via maps.google.com instead of the phone app.
- pavanred 8y ago
  I have been using OsmAnd~ [0] lately and have been pretty happy with it as an alternative. Uses open street maps, works offline, pretty good and configurable app. [0] https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.osmand.plus/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.osmand.plus/
  - brewdad 8y ago
    The big issue preventing me from using something like OsmAnd is my need for real-time traffic. Generally, I can figure out where a place is with only the address since the N-S streets in my city are numbered and the first digits of an address on a cross-street corresponds to the numbered Avenues. Traffic, OTOH, can easily vary by 30 minutes on a 15 mile trip day to day even without any crashes along the route. Is there an open, or at least more private, app that can give me accurate traffic data?
    - mbudde 8y ago
      Maps.me, which also uses OpenStreetMap data, can show live traffic info. Not sure where they get the data from or whether it's accurate.
- user111233 8y ago
  User error. Don't use your phone while driving.
  - trophycase 8y ago
    I wasn't in any real sense. Until of course the view of my next turn was obstructed... Are Uber drivers "using their phone"?
    - icebraining 8y ago
      If they're fiddling with the phone while moving, yes. That's an automatic loss of three stars from me. Missing an exit is not a tragedy; hitting someone might be.
    - rerx 8y ago
      Don't touch the touch screen while the engine is running.
- spiritcat 8y ago
  If I had a paid click for every time youtube has asked me to switch to their shitty tab-less app..
joesb 8y ago
I wonder how many people die texting and driving. Pro tip: don't type while driving.

trophycase 8y ago

Not even joking, I rear ended someone while trying to dismiss the "USE OUR APP" popup that comes when you navigate via maps.google.com instead of the phone app.

pavanred 8y ago
I have been using OsmAnd~ [0] lately and have been pretty happy with it as an alternative. Uses open street maps, works offline, pretty good and configurable app. [0] https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.osmand.plus/ https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.osmand.plus/
- brewdad 8y ago
  The big issue preventing me from using something like OsmAnd is my need for real-time traffic. Generally, I can figure out where a place is with only the address since the N-S streets in my city are numbered and the first digits of an address on a cross-street corresponds to the numbered Avenues. Traffic, OTOH, can easily vary by 30 minutes on a 15 mile trip day to day even without any crashes along the route. Is there an open, or at least more private, app that can give me accurate traffic data?
  - mbudde 8y ago
    Maps.me, which also uses OpenStreetMap data, can show live traffic info. Not sure where they get the data from or whether it's accurate.
user111233 8y ago
User error. Don't use your phone while driving.
- trophycase 8y ago
  I wasn't in any real sense. Until of course the view of my next turn was obstructed... Are Uber drivers "using their phone"?
  - icebraining 8y ago
    If they're fiddling with the phone while moving, yes. That's an automatic loss of three stars from me. Missing an exit is not a tragedy; hitting someone might be.
  - rerx 8y ago
    Don't touch the touch screen while the engine is running.
spiritcat 8y ago
If I had a paid click for every time youtube has asked me to switch to their shitty tab-less app..

joesb 8y ago

I wonder how many people die texting and driving. Pro tip: don't type while driving.