New Google Maps feature
So there is a new Google Maps feature called “Avoid Highways”. I tried it out by finding out the directions from my home to work. It worked, but not as well as it should. The road that they recommended is fine, except that its not bike-friendly.
Here are some suggestions I have for Google Maps:
1) Ability to avoid a particular street or highway.
2) Ability to find the optimum route given a particular speed limit.
In the meantime, this new feature can be really useful if you need to avoid jams on the freeway.
On another note, it seems that there is a new version of Google Maps for mobile as well, with GPS! But I wasn’t able to figure out if this is workable on my Nokia E62. It might just work only on the Blackberry 8800.