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Some folks I've talked to disagree but I think not an insignificant reason is ubiquitous usage of GPS and the internet (knowing precisely where to go and how to

Some folks I've talked to disagree but I think not an insignificant reason is ubiquitous usage of GPS and the internet (knowing precisely where to go and how to get there in the most efficient way possible). EDIT: and then I figure another leap was the convergence of the two. gps/internet on cell phones.

lucidguppy 8y ago
You mean not getting lost is causing more efficient travel?
- kodablah 8y ago
  Or increased availability of traffic information allows people to avoid it easier by waiting or changing routes.
- joncrane 8y ago
  People are also taking the shortest/fastest routes now where before they just took the way they knew got them there.