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Me and a friend a mine were directed into a lake by google when biking across Denmark! We ended up having to backtrack quite a while back to get back to a road

• AlexandrB 3y ago
  When driving across the US, google maps directed me down a narrow highway somewhere in Wyoming. After about 10-15km it got narrower, then turned to a gravel road, finally turning into a dirt road that would be impassible for my compact car. Had to backtrack a ways to get back to a main highway after that. > Im still wondering why it was marked as a road, because it was straight through a wildlife reserve. I wonder if this is one of those inaccuracies that map makers use to catch plagiarism[1]. [1] https://theweek.com/articles/466184/trap-streets-crafty-trick-mapmakers-use-fight-plagiarism https://theweek.com/articles/466184/trap-streets-crafty-tric...
• lsaferite 3y ago
  When I was a kid we stayed at a campground with the most beautifully crystal clear lake. There was a paved and marked road leading right into the lake and it continued until you couldn't see it anymore. I assume the road was there before the lake. I also assume the lake was from a dam somewhere downstream. Anyway, point being, it was a legit road straight into a lake. I can see that being a case where a mapping company might give bad directions.