Three Way Intersection


Three Way Intersection

https://lifehacker.com/waze-still-provides-the-fastest-driving-directions-1823286419

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  1. Timothy StreetFebruary 26, 2018 at 5:22 AM

    Maybe Apple does the scenic route - last week while cycling down West Main Street I met an Apple Map filming vehicle, and I consider myself fairly scenic. ; )

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  2. MICHAEL STEWARTFebruary 26, 2018 at 7:15 AM

    once in memphis a couple of years ago, google maps took me down a maze of side streets for no apparent reason coming up out of mississippi. i was in no hurry and driving through the suburban area at 40 mph was ok by me. i came to find out that there was major construction and a wreck on the route i thought i should have taken.

    then i found out how this sorcery is performed. in a traffic jam a certain amount of people with ANDROID devices are sitting still regardless if they are navigating or not. google sees their devices are moving slowly and routes others away who are navigating.

    it is sorcery. when we go to town and have multiple destinations, i put my bluetooth earbuds in, shush my wife and have at it, entering one stop at a time. when i get to one, my wife goes in and i load the next stop in maps so when she comes out we just hit it and roll to the next one.

    6 shopping stops and popeyes chicken in nashville and we didn't even crack a sweat or curse or U-turn.

    we bought a garmin in 2005 and got an ANDROID phone in 2008. by 2010 i was using google maps exclusively and they're constantly improving.

    since 2010 i've also become a google local guide and have reviewed well over 300 places we've visited, cool beans.

    3 weeks ago my wife had a doctor's appointment in memphis on our way there maps indicated a 5 minute delay on the freeway. because of our position we had to go through it. navigation told us where it was starting and where it finished and sitting on the ramp above the mess we visually confirmed the mess to be exactly where it started and where it was done. more cool beans.

    there is no place i can't get to in a car with ease because of google maps and navigation.

    sorry for the long winded description of my boring road adventures but, maps makes it all good.

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  3. Drew McCarthyFebruary 26, 2018 at 7:41 AM

    Yes. GPS, and Algorithmic Routing, is Wonderful When It Works.

    But when it doesn't? Whoo Boy!

    I've had some instances where that has occurred. I hear the technical term is Edge Case. That thing where 99% of a gazillion people are adequately served, but 1% get sent to Hellenback without apology.

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  4. Irina T.February 26, 2018 at 8:23 AM

    Well, we still bring paper maps with us when going places :-)) Just in case but it helped a couple of times: no phone service once, car GPS went crazy and was putting us in who knows where just this weekend. Apple maps are improving but they have a strong tendency to put you on a highway.

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