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05-08-14 | 11:11 AM

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Doohickie

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Originally Posted by TransitBiker

What do you mean by "bike maps"? Bike directions on google are in beta, and i agree with that, as it had directed me to riding along the bypass (55 mph) vs through town (25-35 mph) on many trips....

Thankfully my brain knows not to use the bypass between 413 and 532 (its a huge curve with hills). I guess I'm wondering why one of us cant just contact google or apple & ask for a mapping device to expand past what we all ready know are roads....

- Andy

You can:

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Originally Posted by Doohickie

When you find a problem with Google maps, simply right click on the area and select Report a Problem and tell them what the issue is. I've found that they turn things around pretty quickly, less than a month for clear-cut corrections. A significant portion of their bike trail information is crowd-sourced from people "Reporting a Problem". I've had a few short cuts added as bike trails in my local area.

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