Originally Posted by
bragi
1. Seattle has published bike maps of the city, and King County has bicycle maps of pretty much half of the eastern shore of Puget Sound. If you're using these maps to find the handiest MUP, they're very useful. If you're trying to get from point A to point B in the smallest unit of time, with the least amount of exposure to heavy traffic, not so much. The routes suggested on these maps aren't horrid, but, in almost every case, there are much better routes, often a block or so away, that are simply not on he map. I find that simply using a regular city map, or my memory, to find my own damn route is more useful at least 85% of the time. I don't see how Google would improve the situation all that much
I totally agree. I think you have the explorer gene. I do too. I have a lot of fun exploring my city and the surrounding countryside and finding new routes and new destinations.
But once you find the great route, why not post it on
Bikely.com or a similar app? That way, you can save other people the trouble of discovering your great route if they come from another town, or from the other side of your town.
For example, check out a route I posted at Bikely (
link). I go on side streets, a paved path through woods and country roads to get to a neighboring city. My route is scenic and tranquil, but just as fast as the routes on busy city streets. And I guarantee it's better than any route that Google can come up with.