It 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

It 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.