Google Maps 4+

Armyofone66. I seen your post but it was two years ago that you posted. If you see this I never seen google maps like you said. I am not getting on you but that sounds like the maps on phones or the car map things that went into cars when it almost first started and they where hard lol and that was many years ago. It would tell me to turn right and if I did I would have had to go though a corn field. I can not count the time it told me to turn and there was no road or you be turning in to someone’s drive way and it would say go straight but if I did I would be driving in the back yard and in to the woods or some other crazy place. . I went to see my oldest daughter and it having happened a few time telling me to turn the wrong way and when it said I was there I was 3 or 4 blocks away and someone came out of the house where it said my daughter lived. I think you had a faulty device or something. It you see this I hope you are ok and are enjoying life. I never thought I that would happen to you two years ago

I used to use google maps a lot because it was the only app that allowed me to add up to 9 stops, as a hospital driver picking up multiple patients this was an excellent option for me because I could put all my stops in the map and could schedule who was my 1st, 2nd, 3rd and so on pick ups, but I started to dislike it because now the map shows places I’m not even interested in, example McDonald’s, Subway, tire shop, restaurants, etc. I can’t even see my stops order, A,B,C etc because the stupid logos for those places are blocking my A,B,C stops and I have to zoom in and out trying to figure out if that stop is an A, B or C. Too much garbage shown. Also they need to fix the “Left turns on busy streets, it’s extremely dangerous to make someone turn left an a 2 or more lanes street without a traffic light, I do not always follow turn by turn guidance because I avoid left turns on busy streets without a traffic light, a traffic light will make you turn easier/safer/sooner than without, I also don’t like it when the app shows you “Your location is on the left” No, no, no…not safe, your location should ALWAYS be on the right except if it’s a one way street, public buses for a reason only have the exit/enter doors on the right, never the left, these google maps app developers are stupid for not using common sense, thank god Apple Maps also give me the option to add multiple stops so now I don’t have to use Google.

The changes that Google has made to their maps seems to be in favor of traffic CONTROL rather than the best routes for the individual user, less options for personal control and a stronger push towards getting you to go through state toll roads when no toll roads (that are a faster option to boot) are available. I'm a longtime user of Google maps and Keen to their tactics of late. I've been wanting to get a couple of old Rand McNally road maps for a while,we're going to need them! An app should be a tool of assistance and yes,convenience,but when an app is trying to control you,it's time to boot it. This may sound crazy to some of you,but pay attention,especially to the so called "better route available" options that pop up,watch your estimated times,this option is being used to herd you like cattle for reasons other than your travel benefits and more for clearing roadways and such. And even crazier,it sure seems like a social experiment to see what kind of "order follower" you are. I've seen this with my own eyes and ears, so call me crazy,but for those of you who are intuitive and catch on to patterns quickly,see for yourself,this is the world we live in now? With all the A.I. And apps on your phone,what was a tool is using you as a tool,or so it sure seems. I think the cost of convenience has become a bit too high for me.