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    Map application routing people through longer paths to appease certain people

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    1. SouthSource1936 on

      Fascinating. No really, it is. Its either a glitch or something weirdo “techie” playing with us. Maybe somebody can enlighten us

    3. Turbulent_Market6599 on

      Oh look, google maps readjusted her root after she took it, conspiracy false,

    4. No_Notice_7737 on

      Try this in your own town or city. Its rampant on Google maps, not just d4

    7. sCREAMINGcAMMELcASE on

      IMO, the conspiracy is far too complicated for an evil conspiracy of… a 5 minute longer route that you can clearly see has a better option on the map *that you are looking at*.

    9. WraithsOnWings2023 on

      Love this. Would have liked to see her time on the other route with the BPM step system to verify the methodology but still great stuff. 

    10. Staying-Aliver on

      100% we have a Google maps person in our estate, he is solely responsible for any road updates!

    11. candianconsolemaster on

      It’s because there is nowhere to cross the road safely until you go up that far, if you start from the Park avenue side of the road it will take you up it and say like 15-17 minutes. 

    13. Fluffy-Republic8610 on

      She raises a valid point but it’s not a proof of what she claims until she has ruled out Google maps having a issue with inefficient walking route suggestions elsewhere.

      And the chance that an Irish dev is let near the operational maps to input things like, dont route walkers through this road is very low. And the people who drive the Google cars for maps don’t get paid enough to live on that road. I just don’t think anyone would bother.

    15. CT0292 on

      I wish I could keep people from walking up my road.

      Tons of shady characters from the next estate over come up my road because it’s a shortcut to the SuperValu.

      But they’re not using their phones to map their route. It’s instinctive. They slap on their heavy, black, North Face coats. Make their way up my road. And go stand outside of SuperValu with a Lucozade and make dirty faces at the people walking in.

      Like birds coming home to roost in one cluster. These scobie teens come to stand outside the shop and intimidate every mother with a buggy, every bald older man, every innocent civilian who dares to glance at their knock off coats.

    16. ruthemook on

      She’s brilliant. More from her please. Additional praise for the nerdy research into pace and bpm specific tracks. That’s some proper deep cover shit.

    18. Lanky_Giraffe on

      It’s almost certainly because google maps has a really bad habit of sending you on ridiculous walking diversions because their database of crossing locations is dogshit. 

      Far more egregious just around the corner from this is the main ucd entrance where google maps absolutely shits the bed if you try to go anywhere on the other side of the stillorgan road

    20. bill_klondike on

      Alt explanation: there are more businesses sponsoring ads on the suggested route.

    22. caoimhin64 on

      This seems like a conspiracy, until you realise that it’s simply that Google Maps doesn’t want you to cross the road anywhere but a pedestrian crossing.

      They need to be cognisant for example of blind people, or children who use their voice directions, who should never be directed to cross a road away from a marked crossing point. (ie: the red arrow below.) If you start on the other side of the road, it recommends the shortest route.

      It just so happens to be in a nice area.

      https://preview.redd.it/sfgqwcijlc1h1.png?width=1879&format=png&auto=webp&s=42d6c9258a0edde3979242a150c4a50b80c02d96