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Google Maps works pretty well in cities but is terribly unreliable outside of those areas. I have had it route me down all sorts of terrible or nonexistent dirt
by rurp 2y ago
Google Maps works pretty well in cities but is terribly unreliable outside of those areas. I have had it route me down all sorts of terrible or nonexistent dirt roads when there were much better options available. There are many stories of drivers blindly following directions, getting stuck, and needing a rescue or worse.
- genocidicbunny 2y agoIt doesn't even work that well in cities now either. For example, it's particularly bad about suggesting routes where you have to turn left without a protected turn lane or light, on a one-lane road, during peak traffic times. Even though if you drive two blocks down, there's a protected left onto the same exact street you're trying to get to, where you can make the turn much more safely, and not block traffic. I've come to find that the routing algorithm is pretty terrible anywhere that google doesn't have a large amount of employees. SF Bay Area? Generally pretty good directions. Eastern suburbs of Portland, OR? Barely passable, will make you take some really iffy roads. Rural Idaho? Good luck, you probably should have packed a paper map.