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Re:Google Maps changes a route after the drama of young peop... by roytries on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @06:03AM (#25580689)
In the Netherlands we have signs like the one below. Telling you to stay on the highway and turn off your GPS. Because Google Maps and other software makes you take all these weird short-cuts. Putting trucks through small towns etc.. I think they also have them in Belgium.

(https://images.trafficsupply.nl/imgfill/800/800/i-114795-69c...

Re:Google Maps changes a route after the drama of young peop... by viraptor on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @07:24AM (#25581067)
To be honest, unless you know why the sign says this, it's not completely clear. Is it warning that your GPS will turn off? Is there EM interference around the area? Should I follow the road unless I've got GPS active?

I suspect it would take me a moment to process this into some action.

Re:Google Maps changes a route after the drama of young peop... by throwaway0a5e on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @08:23AM (#25581421)
Yt doesn't help that there's a substantial number of "the best way to X is Y" (language varies) type signs that are not there because it's the best way, but because a semi truck once got stuck or because there's a turn involved that's terrible at rush hour or some other reason that boils down to the "wrong" way being the better option except for some edge cases.
Re:Google Maps changes a route after the drama of young peop... by ryandrake on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @10:56AM (#25582723)
A lot of people confuse "GPS" with "moving map software". I had a neighbor once say "My work's address is wrong on the GPS". There is likely nothing wrong with the GPS signal. It's just that the map data in the area may be known to be incorrect.