(Bob Gregg, 3:25 pm) (Posted to: Main)
2007-10-18: Google Maps is scared of 66
I have tons of respect for the Google team, and use Google Maps on a near-daily basis. And not too long ago, they added an uber-cool feature that lets you drag and drop your route on their map. The first time I tried it I thought, WOW. That’s how this all should work. Except for one thing: it doesn’t work with I-66, just about the main artery in the DC area - which means it’s useless for me.
No matter what I do, no matter how hard I prod, Google Maps refuses to allow a route that uses I-66. It used to work fine, pre- this new feature. Now: no dice. This has disabled at least 50% of the usefulness of Google Maps for us Northern Virginia folks. I thought maybe it was just me - but it’s not.
Maybe if enough people talk about it, they’ll do something. It sure would be nice to get correct directions from Google Maps again…