My experience has been that map apps are overly reliant on average times when traversing city streets. A shortcut thought LA might save you 10 minutes if the t

My experience has been that map apps are overly reliant on average times when traversing city streets. A shortcut thought LA might save you 10 minutes if the traffic light gods are in your favor or might add 30 minutes if you hit a red light at every intersection. There are two parallel roads between my home and office and google likes to tell me that they will take the same time. One goes though about 10 stoplights in busy retail areas, one goes though about 5 stoplights in quiet industrial areas. On average both roads might get me there at the same time, but on a unlucky day the busier road may cost me 20 minutes. I always take the other path