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1. rsynnott · 1786042389 · focus · HN ↗

   Adding “running” to the list of things that Google engineers apparently don’t do.

   Where it joins “walking”. Google Maps will suggest almost arbitrarily bonkers public transport directions to avoid walking. Personal favourite: the sensible way to get from my house to work, unless the weather is terrible, is six minutes on a train and a 15 min walk. Google Maps would, generally, prefer that I spend 15 mins on the train going mostly the wrong direction and 15 minutes on a tram, then a five minute walk. It will also contemplate a ten minute walk, ten minutes walking being within the threshold Google deems physically possible, plus an arbitrary amount of time on a rather slow bus. Apple Maps and Transit are better at this.

   1. ortusdux · 1786046193 · focus · HN ↗

      I'm still astounded by how poorly Gmaps handles Seattle ferries. The time and routing calculations always assume the best case scenario. I've had it insist I take the ferry because it estimated a 5 minute time savings, when in reality there is a minimum 3hr wait for a boat. This I can work around, but the truly awful behavior is that if you pull off for gas and then get back on the highway, it will automatically recalculate to the 'shorter' ferry route. The only solution I have found is to add additional stops along your preferred route.

      1. jazzyjackson · 1786047240 · focus · HN ↗

         Can’t you disable ferries same as toll roads?

         1. ortusdux · 1786047451 · focus · HN ↗

            The main alternate route is a toll bridge unfortunately.

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