[OSM-talk] Bike / Pedestrian directions on the MQ Open sites

Elizabeth Dodd edodd at billiau.net
Sat Mar 5 20:14:33 GMT 2011


On Sat, 05 Mar 2011 13:34:17 +0100
Jean-Marc Liotier <jm at liotier.org> wrote:

> Steve Bennett wrote:
> > Anyway, just did a quick test ...
> > I'm shocked. That's almost the exact route I took yesterday.
> 
> Same test here and same result... The differences being the result of
> a couple of mistakes in the map, which I'm going to correct very
> soon. I'm pleased with MapQuest Open's bicycle default routing
> algorithm.
> 
> The relief avoidance weighting is rather extreme - it will make
> rather large detours to get around molehills...
> 
> 
>
I tried it and it would send me down the main road and not the back
roads I usually use. I know I cycle a few kms further but the diversion
is preferable for safety.



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