[Rec_bike] Biking directions available on google maps

[Will Oren]

Guess the link didn't come through correctly.  Anyway, the route was 
just over 37 miles and the estimated travel time was 3 hrs 20mins.  
Guess I should try to beat their estimate.

Will Oren wrote:
> 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)
>>
>> 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)
>>
>> 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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