Google Maps Directions by Bicycle! (Comments: 5)

5 comments to “Google Maps Directions by Bicycle!”

Sue, March 10th, 2010 at 2:27 pm:

• this is definitely going to make my life easier!

Ed Huyer, March 11th, 2010 at 1:19 pm:

• It’s still missing a decent bit of info for Rochester. They don’t have the segment of the Lehigh Valley Trail that runs through Veteran’s Memorial Park and past RIT. (I submitted a problem report with the information.)

ethan, March 11th, 2010 at 1:24 pm:

• Oh, yeah, they have lots of problems. None of the bike lanes in Albany are on the map. Not even the Corning Fitness Trail. What really bothers me is that, as you can see in the screenshot I posted, going from work to the park involves riding down Washington, and making a left onto Lark. During rush hour. Hell no.

  They have a lot of work to do. Sure. But it’s there, and that’s a good start.

Ed Huyer, March 11th, 2010 at 2:11 pm:

• To be fair, I think it’s only official supported in a relatively small number of cities. I saw a list somewhere yesterday, but can’t find it now. I know Rochester wasn’t on the list.

ethan, March 11th, 2010 at 2:33 pm:

• Bike Snob NYC has some great things to say about it:
  http://bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/2010/03/right-of-way-watching-where-youre-going.html

  “If I barely knew how to drive, flew to Los Angeles, rented a Chrysler Sebring, and tried to follow Internet directions to Sunset Boulevard, I’d probably crash the thing within a couple miles of LAX. Even an experienced driver would be in trouble if he attempted to follow Internet driving directions to the letter. “Hey, it didn’t say I had to stop and pay the toll.” Even in 2010, sometimes you’ve still got to think.”