I have seen some funky trips in comaps as well tbh. But I suspect any map tool is going to get that. At least it gets my commute to work right, which google doesn’t.
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rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
I’m jumping ship for comaps, it’s FOSS, no data collection, uses Wikipedia for location descriptions, has an offline mode, and doesn’t do weird shit like divert you from a highway to drive on gravel roads to circumvent a perfectly fine, 5 mile stretch of highway
HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
scutiger@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It sounds dumb, but Google’s directions handle traffic very well for the most part. If there’s a lot of demand for a certain route, it will automatically send you through alternatives so as to not cause traffic jams. That perfectly fine 5 mile stretch of highway probably has a lot of people already being routed through it.
Sometimes it also just sends you to the wrong place or tries to tell you to make illegal maneuvers though.
rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
No, the detour took me off of a quiet highway on a flat stretch of road. I took a return trip on the same highway less than an hour later, and there was no backup to speak of
DPEWGF@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
Wondering if I should be on comaps or open street maps
huppakee@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Gonna leave this here: www.comaps.app
rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
There’s also our very own community here on lemmy, !CoMaps@sopuli.xyz