catering to the racing demo
Why is the title “Thanks, Google”? Isn’t that Apple Maps?
Because thanks Obama!
also bOtH pArTiEs ArE tHe SaMe I hAvE aN iNfOrMeD oPiNiOn!
It is. Apple Maps recommends a combo of the fastest and most popular routes. Sometimes the popular routes are shown as options because they’re nicer.
This goes through Bend Oregon, home of the last Blockbuster on Earth. That’s a solid recommendation IMHO.
You are indeed correct. My mistake, sorry about that. I fixed it.
It’s an option!? I get severely motion sick in cars and I’d love those easier roads
Also, looking at the road, it doesn’t seems to be that bad. It ain’t central France bad
You ending up in Chico or red bluff?
I would avoid Redding if I could as well
Though Shasta is nice this time of year.
Not gonna argue with that one. It sure is.
User: “Please give me the three fastest routes, with each answer weighted by different criteria”
Computer: “Okay, here you go.”
User: “Two of these are slower than the third, you stupid piece of shit, I hate you.”
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Anything to avoid Reno.
Or Nevada
A couple weeks ago I had to travel for work and I picked the longer one because I got paid for more miles and it meant I would get back right at the end of the day so I wouldn’t have to do anything else that afternoon. Also on that 2 hour drive I think I saw 5-6 cars for the first 3/4 of it which was pretty great.
I’m surprised that works. At my job they make us put in the origin and destination and will only pay the mileage for the shortest route.
I’m guessing they have a job like mine, where a driving trip is a relatively rare occurrence and micromanaging the travel isn’t worth it to mitigate the risk of paying out a little more.
Can they add an option to show roads with more twist for us riding a motorbike? I’d love to road trip without having to look too closely at the map for nice roads.
Kurviger is what you’re looking for
There’s a bunch of motorcycle specific apps for people who want to use their phone to navigate (I recommend using an old phone if you plan to mount it to your motorcycle, vibration can kill the camera)
I love that one as well, can be used as a launcher on Android, IIRC you can even use it with two devices so you don’t have to take the SIM out of your good phone.
Might wanna ask them about that directly. I certainly won’t be able to answer that question.
Why not OP? I’m not paying you to slack off!
No, you’re not paying me at all, that’s the problem.
and with an attitude like that, I’m gonna cut pay in half from now on. What kind of customer service is that?
Yeah, that oughta teach me to provide better service. /s
And loop de loops
If you use Waze instead, they actually have a setting you can toggle for roads that are more twisty. In my experience it works great!
I had no idea. That’s so great!
This is Apple Maps.
Apple Maps doesn’t just recommend the fastest routes, it also appears to push the most popular routes as alternatives.
Here is the San Francisco area to LA in iOS 18. The longer route might seem insane if you’re not familiar with the drive, but that longer route is much prettier, and a lot of people intentionally drive in the coastal road for the views.
Yes, you correct. My mistake, sorry about that. I fixed it.
California is ridiculous. I’m from San Francisco, was visiting LA and someone asked me where I lived. I pointed to 101 and said, turn left on that road and keep going for 8 hours.
Edit: sorry, “the 101”. When in Rome, etc
CA’s a long boi
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Fewer turns? I am almost positive there are two sections of switchbacks across two mountain passes in that ‘alternate’ route.
Tell me you’re not on a motorcycle without telling me you’re on a motorcycle
In my experience many recreational motorcyclists specifically seek out curvey roads as they are fun. Am I missing something?
OPs post says they hate turning. Hence my comment
That wasn’t saecasm at all
Fewer turns but one more Bend.