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Re:Apple delivers a new redesigned Maps for users in the Uni... by CamperBob2 on Thursday January 30, 2020 @06:47PM (#22197298)
It's just incredible that major map providers don't understand how problematic left turns are.

There's a reason you seldom see UPS and FedEx trucks trying to turn left in crowded urban settings. It's because they cost time and money. Why don't Google and Apple understand that, and give us an option to avoid or discourage left turns?

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Re:Apple delivers a new redesigned Maps for users in the Uni... by madcaptenor on Thursday January 30, 2020 @07:08PM (#22197491)
Or even just avoid turns in general. When I moved to Atlanta in 2014 and was using Google Maps for everything, before I knew my way around, it would often send me on complicated routes that clearly were meant to save a minute or two by doing a "staircase" sort of routing with more turns. Even right turns end up taking time and causing stress because I was always in the wrong lane. (I think they've gotten better with the lane indicators.)
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