Now it's Google Maps' turn to force a warning from Australian police
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Police in Colac are saying that Google Maps is sending drivers down a road called Wild Dog Road which is a one-way road not made for heavy traffic. Trucks, buses and tourist driven vehicles are being sent on the road by Google Maps, creating a possibly dangerous situation. Google has responded by saying that drivers are being,sent down Wild Dog Road only if their destination lies on the road. If the destination is nearby, Google says that Maps sends them down either Skenes Creek Road or Forrest Apollo Road, avoiding Wild Dog Road.
Who would have thought that using a mapping application could be so dangerous.
source: Yahoo via Slashgear
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31 Comments
1. Nikolas.Oliver (limited) posted on 14 Dec 2012, 11:02 20 6
Atleast google has responded it...
10. darkkjedii posted on 14 Dec 2012, 12:46 8 19
Well so has apple. Shutup and tell me how u like ur egg n ur eye.
17. cripton805 posted on 14 Dec 2012, 13:23 8 5
Nothing is wrong with google. It seems they are complaining about accuracy. What difference would it make if you were using a PAPER MAP? The road is still a road and should be on the map. If Australia thinks it is too dangerous, then the morons should get rid of it OR block it off OR put huge red signs saying its dangerous.
21. darkkjedii posted on 14 Dec 2012, 14:30 1 7
Stop ur whining
28. cripton805 posted on 14 Dec 2012, 19:15 2 0
I'm not whinning. I'm simply stating that they are NOT fixing the problem.
A road is a road that BELONGS on a map. SIMPLE!
29. jacko1977 posted on 14 Dec 2012, 20:36 0 0
2. DetroitTech posted on 14 Dec 2012, 11:02 14 12
BS. Apple must have either made this up or got some cop in Austrailia to make something up. So obvious. Tit for tat. Face it Apple your maps program is not as good as google maps. Own it.
13. loyals posted on 14 Dec 2012, 13:13 4 2
hey wait
if there is something wrong about google , y cant u ppl admit it instead of being like *we cant b wrong* mistake does happen........now that apple is new but what bout google , years !! but still mistakes. says a lot !!
14. loyals posted on 14 Dec 2012, 13:16 2 0
one more thing . why dont u think google didnt made up the story ,they have many bloggers to support it too. stop being biased all the time !
24. asseek posted on 14 Dec 2012, 17:07 3 0
damn, and i used to think that Apple fans follow Apple blindly :/ SOME Android fans has just crossed the line with their obsession about Google
3. sprockkets posted on 14 Dec 2012, 11:14 3 0
They received a warning from them, onliy to find out they were wrong in their assertions.
Of course the headline says otherwise...
4. JonBjSig posted on 14 Dec 2012, 11:15 10 0
"Google has responded by saying that drivers are being,sent down Wild Dog Road only if their destination lies on the road. If the destination is nearby, Google says that Maps sends them down either Skenes Creek Road or Forrest Apollo Road, avoiding Wild Dog Road. "
In other words, It's the driver's fault.
23. Stuntman posted on 14 Dec 2012, 15:40 1 1
Exactly. So the police are blaming Google Maps for directing people down the road if the people actually select a destination that is on that road? What type of BS is this? What if someone uses a paper map. They want to go to a destination that lies on that road. If the person is competent at reading maps, they will likely drive down that road. Are the police going to complain that the paper map is directing drivers down that road too?
This is nothing but an attempt, and very poor one, to make Apple Maps not look as bad when they direct people dozens of miles away to the middle of a park instead of the proper location.
6. jibraihimi posted on 14 Dec 2012, 11:37 1 4
Guess who is having a good laugh hearing this news.............. Mr. Tim Cook......
7. McLTE posted on 14 Dec 2012, 11:39 6 2
does anyone see a problem with a COMMERCIAL bus outfit having a driver mapping destinations using Google maps?????
Seems to me that these routes should be well established and not at the whim of whatever the driver pulls up on a mapping program.
issues with private car travel seem warranted. I'm glad that there are people checking out these things.
12. darkkjedii posted on 14 Dec 2012, 12:48 1 3
Excuses excuses lmao. Anybody see blah blah blah? Shutup and sit down somewhere.
26. parkwaydr posted on 14 Dec 2012, 18:57 0 0
Just how was he making excuses?
" I'm glad there are people checking out these things" isn't an excuse. Its a statement.
8. Rayvelynn posted on 14 Dec 2012, 11:39 2 0
Ok if it is a ONE WAY street surely these drivers would see the sign that says ONE WAY before you turn on it, some people just don't possess commone sense, lol
19. LionStone posted on 14 Dec 2012, 14:02 0 2
Ipone arena needed to appease the iboys and girls :-)
15. cripton805 posted on 14 Dec 2012, 13:18 2 0
Why doesn't Australia get rid of this road? This is a ROAD! Should it not appear on the map? I guess this means they don't want accurate maps. Maybe they should have stuck with the iOS maps.
16. dc0321 posted on 14 Dec 2012, 13:22 2 0
put a sign up that says :dont drive down that road or wild dog will attack u
20. ultimatebatman posted on 14 Dec 2012, 14:27 1 1
This feels like an iOS loving trooper who feels the need to direct the hate at Google. He's basically asuming that because of google, a bunch of peple will all head for that road at the same time. That's absurd
25. ogy_dogy posted on 14 Dec 2012, 17:39 2 0
My Nokia drive app looks really good right now :)
27. parkwaydr posted on 14 Dec 2012, 19:01 0 0
I'm just scared that the bus drivers are dependent on GPS in the first place. If its tourists being mislead, yeah that's a problem that needs to be fixed asap. But shouldn't someone who drives a bus for a living not have to depend on GPS?
30. lolol posted on 14 Dec 2012, 21:27 1 0
I'm not an apple fan boy but why does everyone keep bashing apple :O i dont like that company either but if you bash so much about apple's faults then you've to accept this too.. its just ridiculous how people act :/
31. Googlethis posted on 14 Dec 2012, 22:04 0 0
could be alot worse. could of led them to the middle of the no ware and then lose reception.
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