Richard Fairhurst <[email protected]> wrote:
> sabas88 wrote:
> > Duration is also important and currently used by OSRM
> 
> Indeed. I actually edited duration out of my OSRM route profile
> because it
> gave misleading results for cycling - the router would often head for
> the
> nearest long-distance ferry, since ferries are often quicker than
> cycling,
> even if that ferry only ran once a week!
> 
> cheers
> Richard
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That brings up an issue for routing in general, not just cycle-routing.  The 
routing algorithm needs to take into account the day of the week, and what time 
it will be when you reach a point with time-dependent restrictions, or only 
intermittent service (such as a bus or ferry).

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"Darkness cannot drive out darkness: 
only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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