Really nice idea and it works to an extent, but it doesn’t seem to use the bus routes — just sent me the quickest route via the motorway. Not sure how much of a ball ache that would be to implement though as I guess you would need to pair a lot of APIs or pay google out the backside
Show HN: I made a website to find best bus seat to avoid the sun while traveling
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#112Re: Show HN: I made a website to find best bus seat to avoid the sun while traveling
#113> A popular folk etymology holds that the term is an acronym for "port out, starboard home",[4] describing the cooler, north-facing cabins taken by the most aristocratic or rich passengers travelling from Britain to India and back. However, there is no evidence for this claim
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#114Re: Show HN: I made a website to find best bus seat to avoid the sun while traveling
#115The idea is nice, the problem is that the route the app uses (it uses for example a highway) isn't the one the bus would use.
Hmm, shouldn't the more shady side be the same in practical scenarios (like not going the other way around the globe, etc)?
Whether these journeys involve long enough in direct sun to matter is another question.
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#116Sick project!
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#117Not sure if I'm the only one, in the bus I try to avoid the sun but I'm looking for it in the train/plane.
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#118Left Side: 0.00% Right Side: 0.00% No Sun: 100.00%
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#119At least one Turkish website (obilet) also offers this info. I consider this whenever I purchase a ticket.
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#120Seems to work, I'm located in Reykjavik Iceland and the website tells me there is no sun :) Left Side: 0.00% Right Side: 0.00% No Sun: 100.00%