"Just Jeepin'" (macintux)
06/27/2019 at 14:00 • Filed to: None
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"Just Jeepin'" (macintux)
06/27/2019 at 14:00 • Filed to: None | 0
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Popped up on my tech news site.
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Couple of interesting comments that sounded like things I would have done.
Travelling from Durango Colorado to Reserve New Mexico, Google Maps routed me to a “road” that was simply a dry stream bed, in the middle of a large Indian reservation, in high desert wilderness, many miles from any human habitation.
It happened gradually. First I was directed to a well maintained gravel road, then to dirt track, which slowly faded away to nothing.
I was driving a 4x4, had an almost full tank, a load of groceries in back and plenty of time, so I went with it for quite a while. There are lots of long dirt tracks in this area and I kept hoping that it was still a short cut. The shortest alternate route was around 90 minutes longer.
I think most travelers would have bailed at the first turn off of the pavement. I waited until the stream bed sand was getting deep before turning around. But for some optimistic, mobility impaired person, it could have been a death trap. I’ve adjusted my expectations of Google Maps accordingly.
And this exchange was a bit sobering:
As
a backcountry motorcyclist I’m accustomed to coming upon roads that are
“private” because some rancher decided to hang a sign but in reality
it’s a public right-of-way. Also as a backcountry motorcyclist I’m
smart enough to not drive a Prius down a mud trail. Not sure what is
wrong with people today. We have more information than ever, we should
be making better decisions than ever, but the truth is the opposite.
Be careful ignoring those “private” signs though. I ignored such a sign in south Texas, took a dirt road (in a 4x4) that was mapped as a public road (both on paper and Google), only to have a rifle shot cross my path about 5 minutes later.
Ended up having a fairly civil conversation with the “owner” before turning around, but he was adamant that I was on private property and would not be allowed to continue.
vicali
> Just Jeepin'
06/27/2019 at 14:18 |
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“ We encourage all drivers to follow local laws, stay attentive, and use their best judgment while driving.”-Google
Chariotoflove
> Just Jeepin'
06/27/2019 at 14:24 |
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The info our robot overlords gives us is fairly complete these days such that we get used to following them like the pied piper. Siri sent me off an exit to a quick right turn into a side street. The nice policeman manning the traffic stop informed me that he was here to stop people from crossing that double white line to make the quick turn. I thought to myself that it was a bad idea just before I saw his lights.
KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
> Just Jeepin'
06/27/2019 at 14:24 |
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Surprised they got stuck. I thought everyone in Colorado owned an “ off-road” Subaru , a Jeep or a 4Runner/Taco
facw
> Just Jeepin'
06/27/2019 at 14:26 |
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Google routed me on a dirt road in Vermont one time I went skiing this winter. I stuck with it because I had very little idea where I was was, but it was not optimal. Luckily conditions on the road were dry, but I would have been annoyed if there had been snow/mud/ice all real possibilities in Vermont in March.
Censored
> Just Jeepin'
06/27/2019 at 14:27 |
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There would be no “civil” conversation with a person that just shot at me. All though, I mind private property
signs.
ShrimpHappens, née WJalopy
> Just Jeepin'
06/27/2019 at 14:34 |
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It depends on where you are and what you’re used to, right? BLM is not a thing where I am, so fences and private roads a very much a thing , and that’s what we’re used to. I don’t think anyone here would remotely consider using a dirt track across a field as a bypass.
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vicali
> vicali
06/27/2019 at 15:43 |
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FP
