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Frequency of use of road, or else some kind of road review is relevant for rural roads.
>And it was all Google Maps’ fault. No, it was your fault. Paper maps can be, and almost certainly all are, wrong. It is normal to blame a paper map if you sail off the edge of the Earth where the map says there ought to be more sea? Even if you run into an island where there should be no island, or drive into a space that should be fit for cars but is not, your hands are on the wheel and your feet are on the pedals.…
You need to read the next paragraph of the article.
>And it was all Google Maps’ fault. No, it was your fault. Paper maps can be, and almost certainly all are, wrong. It is normal to blame a paper map if you sail off the edge of the Earth where the map says there ought to be more sea? Even if you run into an island where there should be no island, or drive into a space that should be fit for cars but is not, your hands are on the wheel and your feet are on the pedals.…
That's what the US Navy does (in part) when a $3 billion submarine hits an underwater mountain.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/01/politics/navy-submarine-under...
Earlier quoted context omitted.
How can it get you shot?
Going up the wrong road and ending up inside a favela https://www.france24.com/en/20170807-british-tourist-shot-af...
It would be helpful if Google could add a few qualifiers like "Note that this is a very steep and mostly single-lane unpaved road" or "This road leads through an unsafe neighbourhood", followed by "An alternative route would be ..."
Maybe in a few years' time.
I don't like how it is "because we trusted screens" A physical map that was marked the same way and touted as being up to date would have caused the exact same problem. At some point things are not going to work and you're going to have rely on human judgement. It sounds like trust was built up enough over time that such reliance was second nature.
Anecdotally, I don't know anyone who's constantly doubting the map and cross-checking it against signs the way I do when driving or walking. Then again, my first thought in basically any situation is what the worst case could be! so...
>And it was all Google Maps’ fault. No, it was your fault. Paper maps can be, and almost certainly all are, wrong. It is normal to blame a paper map if you sail off the edge of the Earth where the map says there ought to be more sea? Even if you run into an island where there should be no island, or drive into a space that should be fit for cars but is not, your hands are on the wheel and your feet are on the pedals.…
> It is normal to blame a paper map if you sail off the edge of the Earth where the map says there ought to be more sea? That's what the US Navy does (in part) when a $3 billion submarine hits an underwater mountain. https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/01/politics/navy-submarine-under...
You can't even see out of a submarine but still the commander, executive officer, and chief of the boat of that submarine were fired because no matter what technology or capabilities exist it is the responsibility of the person in control of the machine to control the machine.
When I look at the map, I usually see a way easier way to go, that's usually about the same or maybe a minute or so longer. I wish it defaulted to that. I'd much rather have an easy, two turn 15 minute drive than a zig zag through neighborhood 14 minute drive.
>And it was all Google Maps’ fault. No, it was your fault. Paper maps can be, and almost certainly all are, wrong. It is normal to blame a paper map if you sail off the edge of the Earth where the map says there ought to be more sea? Even if you run into an island where there should be no island, or drive into a space that should be fit for cars but is not, your hands are on the wheel and your feet are on the pedals.…
> It is normal to blame a paper map if you sail off the edge of the Earth where the map says there ought to be more sea? That's what the US Navy does (in part) when a $3 billion submarine hits an underwater mountain. https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/01/politics/navy-submarine-under...