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Google Maps said a hike would take 5 hours. B.C. rescuers pointed out how wrong that was (www.ctvnews.ca)
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[โ€“] lemmysmash@piefed.social 31 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Who in their sane mind uses Google Maps for hiking?! That shit can't build a proper pedestrian route inside the city...

[โ€“] farmgineer@nord.pub 3 points 20 hours ago

Google maps generally does well in Japanese cities, but they're mostly meant to be walkable anyway. It even knows about elevated routes over roads in many cities.