I <3 Google Maps

[Fr3AkAzOiD]

Found a more direct route to work playing around on Google Maps the other night.

I used to jump in the highway for 2 exits (6 miles) to get to work but after looking around I found some sidestreets that get me there with the same number of traffic lights, at a lower speed (better FE), and is 1.8 miles shorter each way.
Due to the slower speeds and shorter route it takes exactly the same amount of time.

Over the course of a year this change will save over 900 miles on my car and $50 on gas!


You guys may want to check to see if there is a better route for any of your comutes.

[SVOboy]

Google maps for the win!

[igo]

I hardly can make a trip without sneaking a look at google maps for the best route. Plus they give multiple route options now.

[Fr3AkAzOiD]

Well this wasn't a route that Google maps recomended, but I was able to drag the route around till I found a better one.

[jcp123]

Dude, I never use Google, I didn't know they had maps?! This sounds useful. They got a feature that's not on yahoo maps?

How do I get to 'em? They never have any links on their site...which is why I don't use 'em.

[Fr3AkAzOiD]

Just click the maps link on the top left of google.com

[jcp123]

Ah! Didn't see that. Hadn't been on there in years

[taco]

US-52
65.4 mi 1 hour 31 mins

US-52/WV-80
64.5 mi 1 hour 45 mins

WV-10
67.3 mi 2 hours 4 mins





i perfer the top one shortest time, also lowest spped limit.
but the middle one can be done in 1hour 15 minutes at the speed limit and no traffic, the top one, 1 hour 30 minutes, the bottom at limit 1hour 45 minutes( or 1.5hours at 10 over the limit.also strighter).

[zjrog]

Don't trust Mapquest anymore, Yahoo maps was better. But I like Google Maps better. Can't explain why though. Save some of my offroad excursions to Google Earth kmz files.

[rainyday]

I'd stick with Google Maps. They are far and beyond better than Yahoo or Mapquest. Mapquest sat around and forgot to innovate while Google took over.