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Originally Posted by J1Avs
Additionally because Google Maps and Waze also have a tendency to route everyone to same way, it increases traffic flow on those routes and often routes you through areas that were not built for that traffic flow.
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Waze is crap. It sent me to the wrong place so many times I just gave up and uninstalled it.
Google Maps selects the best route based on travel time for the current conditions. If it routes people through streets that were not designed for the traffic, that's a failing of the government entity that didn't properly maintain those streets. If the streets really can't handle the traffic, the traffic speed will slow down, Google will detect the change, and Google Maps will route people away from there.
Five years ago Google would often do stupid things. Now it has gotten really, really good. I use it frequently enough to notice the difference.
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Originally Posted by J1Avs
I often find going my own route, that google maps and waze will fight the whole time, gets me home quicker than what they quoted me on when I started my trip.
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My dad and brother both do this. They have all these "short cuts" they think cuts minutes and hours off their driving time. Then, when we're moving around in multiple cars, they don't understand how I'm sitting there waiting for them when they arrive. I like to say, "What took so long? Did you take one of your long cuts?"
I drive too much to waste time on delusions.