[Rec_bike] Biking directions available on google maps

[Will Oren]

Interesting,  here's the route from my house to work.   
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=113+Buffie+Rd&daddr=37.097223,-76.460381+to:12000+Jefferson+Ave,+Newport+News,+VA+23606&hl=en&geocode=FYiVNgIdWHZx-ykrFjLb4IG6iTGCYLm32rU8FQ%3B%3BFbgXNgIdutxw-ynjSKnO6XiwiTEN5J54G_08mw&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=13&via=1&dirflg=b&sll=37.112967,-76.471367&sspn=0.059274,0.095272&ie=UTF8&z=13&lci=bike


What's interesting is that it routes me down 199 and off to Jefferson 
Av/143 until about Denbigh where it routes you past all that junk on 
Jefferson.  So it got that part right.  Looks like it could be powerful 
tool.

Neat


Arne Freyberger wrote:
> Cool!  Perhaps I do need an iPhone!   Google wants me to ride on victory 
> over 64 
> (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=113+Buffie+Rd&daddr=12000+Jefferson+Ave,+Newport+News,+VA+23606&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&dirflg=b&sll=37.687624,-122.319717&sspn=0.235283,0.381088&ie=UTF8&ll=37.112967,-76.471367&spn=0.059274,0.095272&z=13&lci=bike)
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> But at least it allows you to alter the suggested route 
> (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=113+Buffie+Rd&daddr=37.097223,-76.460381+to:12000+Jefferson+Ave,+Newport+News,+VA+23606&hl=en&geocode=FYiVNgIdWHZx-ykrFjLb4IG6iTGCYLm32rU8FQ%3B%3BFbgXNgIdutxw-ynjSKnO6XiwiTEN5J54G_08mw&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=13&via=1&dirflg=b&sll=37.112967,-76.471367&sspn=0.059274,0.095272&ie=UTF8&z=13&lci=bike)
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> Cool indeed!
> Arne
> On 03/10/2010 03:27 PM, Matt Bickley wrote:
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>> http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/03/10/biking.google.maps/index.html?hpt=T2
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