There really is no difference in the auto-centric world though. My wife will jump on the freeway to go a mile, I prefer to drive like I ride. I am generally a back-road and side-street route-goer. If I look for directions via any route-planner I get a route on major freeways.
This is one of the few things that I like about Cyclopath that Bill C mentioned. It gives users the ability to create a profile and personal ratings on roads and routes with options for route-planning based on preferences for distance or bike-ability. It's lack of mapping coverage area, lack of options to manipulate route, flash- based interface, and even some weirdness to getting it to plan a route I want out-weigh its usefulness to me though. On Mar 12, 10:18 am, Shaun Meehan <meehan.sh...@gmail.com> wrote: > I wonder how Google will go about deciphering and incorporating the > data they receive from feedback. The route that it tells me to take > for my commute is 8.7 miles, which is considerably shorter than the 13 > mile route that I usually take. I really dislike riding that route, > even though it's much more direct, because it sends me down a > two-lane, blacktop highway with narrow lanes, no shoulder and a LOT of > cars going 55mph to 70mph. I've ridden it occasionally when I'm in a > hurry but I certainly wouldn't recommend it to anyone. At the same > time, I would hesitate to report it as a "problem" because it *is* > ridable. If someone like the woman Jim was discussing reported all of > the "problem" routes that she identified, the folks at Google could be > led to believe that virtually no roads are safe for riding. It's just > so subjective that it seems like it'd be very difficult to sort > through the feedback. > > Shaun Meehan > > > > On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 9:00 AM, Jon Grant <jgr...@papagrant.com> wrote: > > I punched in my address and that of a friend with whom I ride frequently, > > selected “bicycling,” and it put me on two streets for four miles that I > > avoid whenever possible — and for which there are several safer routes. I > > think it needs a little work. I did not, however, think to even look for a > > problem link. > > > -- > > Jon “Papa” Grant > > Illustration + Information Graphics > > Austin, Texas > > jgr...@papagrant.com > > 512-284-9599 > > > Drawings — all sorts > > > ________________________________ > > From: Ethan <ethan.bickf...@gmail.com> > > Reply-To: <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > > Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:12:00 -0800 (PST) > > To: RBW Owners Bunch <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > > Subject: [RBW] Re: google maps > > > it is a VERY new feature and in Beta. A) Did you select "bicycling" as > > the mode of travel from the drop down menu? B) If you did and it gave > > you that result you should click the report a problem link and report > > the issue. > > > Personally... it gave me what looks to be a reasonable route from my > > home in central Massachusetts to work in Boston (not a commute I plan > > to make often at 32 miles but good to do once in a while). > > > Looking forward to it! > > > Ethan > > > On Mar 12, 8:43 am, GeorgeS <chobur...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> To try out the new feature, I asked for a bike route from New Orleans > >> to Hammond which is on the North side of Lake Ponchartrain. It routed > >> me across the lake on the causeway which is an elevated, divided lane > >> highway with a 65mph speed limit. There is no bike lane and bicycles > >> are not allowed on the causeway. Hmmm. > >> GeorgeS > > >> On Mar 11, 10:55 pm, Dave Minyard <salukiri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> > Hi all, > >> > Google maps has a new feature still in beta...it will give directions > >> > for > >> > bicycling. I haven't messed with it much but seems like a good idea if > >> > it > >> > works well. I did check it against a ride that I like to do and it was > >> > real > >> > close to how I prefer. Check it out. > > >> > Dave Minyard > >> > Santa Maria, Ca. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
