We recently had this issue on holiday in Devon (south-west UK). We’re used to narrow country roads where you need to slow way down when passing someone coming the other way, but Google Maps was constantly trying to direct us down single-track lanes with high hedges and totally blind corners, because they were 5-7 minutes faster.
I’m not even convinced they were faster; the speed limit is technically 60mph on those little lanes but you can’t safely get above ~25.
Meanwhile there’s a slightly less direct but far less stressful route along A-roads, where you can comfortably do 40-60 and don’t have to reverse 300 yards to a passing point if someone is coming the other way.
We found ourselves in desperate need of an “avoid routes via unnamed roads” option.
I’m not even convinced they were faster; the speed limit is technically 60mph on those little lanes but you can’t safely get above ~25.
Meanwhile there’s a slightly less direct but far less stressful route along A-roads, where you can comfortably do 40-60 and don’t have to reverse 300 yards to a passing point if someone is coming the other way.
We found ourselves in desperate need of an “avoid routes via unnamed roads” option.