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I’m no expert, but the “eco” routes don’t usually pass the smell test with me. I’ll be routed away from a thoroughfare that’s mostly flat/downhill to take a sli

by cmckn 4y ago

I’m no expert, but the “eco” routes don’t usually pass the smell test with me. I’ll be routed away from a thoroughfare that’s mostly flat/downhill to take a slightly-shorter side street that’s a steep incline. It just seems like half-baked greenwashing.

sokoloff 4y ago
The net altitude change is the same for all routes between two points.
- shawabawa3 4y ago
  Even with a car with regenerative breaking, going up then down is less efficient than staying flat/just down In the extreme case, one route might take no fuel at all vs one that climbs a mountain before dropping
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pjmlp 4y ago
In vacations on Mediterranean islands it took us through barely usable "roads" in the middle of a forest trail, thankfully nothing bad came out of it. Beats me how it was supposed to be a fuel saving road, other than doing that by virtue of destroying the car.
- cpeterso 4y ago
  I’m convinced that Google Maps occasionally routes people through detours to gather data about the detour’s current road conditions and traffic speeds.
- biztos 4y ago
  In the Canary Islands it took us down a utility road that was literally being used as a mountain mike trail. We were in an Opel Corso. Fortunately a beater, and my friend’s superior driving skill got us out, but just barely. We were resigned to abandoning the car… and Google had treated it just like a regular paved road.
  - defrost 4y ago
    Probably best to avoid the Connie Sue Highway and other roads of the Len Beadell desert network then.
    - biztos 4y ago
      TIL... for someone like me who's never been to Australia and doesn't know much about its geography, that's a pretty crazy story! And it turns out Connie Sue is still out there, running desert tours except not now because of lingering Covid restrictions. > Connie's work background started with 10 years of general nursing and midwifery, 14 years as a violinist in the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and has studied Computer Systems Engineering at TAFE part-time. Interesting people! http://www.beadelltours.com.au/interest.html http://www.beadelltours.com.au/interest.html
      - defrost 4y ago
        Long before I wrote earth scale digital mapping software in 1990s (yes, before google Maps .. and even Keyhole) I was taught how to use a theodolite by Len Beadall (I was ~ 12 or so at the time and pretty keen). If you're interested in the landscape those roads pass through, here's a 13 minute intro: Good roads until 6:00 minutes in .. and then they take the David Carnegie Rd. Desert Raid 2017 - Two Days From Death https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL44EAyz8Qc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL44EAyz8Qc

by cmckn 4y ago

sokoloff 4y ago

The net altitude change is the same for all routes between two points.

shawabawa3 4y ago
Even with a car with regenerative breaking, going up then down is less efficient than staying flat/just down In the extreme case, one route might take no fuel at all vs one that climbs a mountain before dropping
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pjmlp 4y ago

In vacations on Mediterranean islands it took us through barely usable "roads" in the middle of a forest trail, thankfully nothing bad came out of it. Beats me how it was supposed to be a fuel saving road, other than doing that by virtue of destroying the car.

cpeterso 4y ago
I’m convinced that Google Maps occasionally routes people through detours to gather data about the detour’s current road conditions and traffic speeds.
biztos 4y ago
In the Canary Islands it took us down a utility road that was literally being used as a mountain mike trail. We were in an Opel Corso. Fortunately a beater, and my friend’s superior driving skill got us out, but just barely. We were resigned to abandoning the car… and Google had treated it just like a regular paved road.
- defrost 4y ago
  Probably best to avoid the Connie Sue Highway and other roads of the Len Beadell desert network then.
  - biztos 4y ago
    TIL... for someone like me who's never been to Australia and doesn't know much about its geography, that's a pretty crazy story! And it turns out Connie Sue is still out there, running desert tours except not now because of lingering Covid restrictions. > Connie's work background started with 10 years of general nursing and midwifery, 14 years as a violinist in the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and has studied Computer Systems Engineering at TAFE part-time. Interesting people! http://www.beadelltours.com.au/interest.html http://www.beadelltours.com.au/interest.html
    - defrost 4y ago
      Long before I wrote earth scale digital mapping software in 1990s (yes, before google Maps .. and even Keyhole) I was taught how to use a theodolite by Len Beadall (I was ~ 12 or so at the time and pretty keen). If you're interested in the landscape those roads pass through, here's a 13 minute intro: Good roads until 6:00 minutes in .. and then they take the David Carnegie Rd. Desert Raid 2017 - Two Days From Death https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL44EAyz8Qc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uL44EAyz8Qc