Boredzilla

Boredzilla t1_j1r4yhn wrote

Reply to comment by dexmonic in LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34

I thought Google Maps gathered data and picked the best available route, and by the time I realized what I was getting into, I wasn't in a situation where I could realistically turn around or stop without getting stuck.

I freely admit I was an idiot, but the LPT may save someone else from that experience.

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Boredzilla t1_j1qys9j wrote

Reply to LPT: If driving in a snowstorm and your GPS suggests taking a faster route, don’t do it if it takes you off the Highway. Backroads are usually last to be cleared of snow and you could get stuck! by Bradiator34

Googlemaps did this to me in Oregon in 2017 and instead of a relatively easy drive down a mostly clear highway, it took me over a peak and around twisting farm roads, some of which were untouched since it snowed and then rained and thrn snowed again. This was in my '01 Accord with cheap tires and no chains. Easily the most terrifying driving experience of my life.

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