Google Maps Misleading
I really dig Google's map application on the web but it's misleading at times. Take the suburb of Vinings, GA for instance. I-285, or more commonly known to Atlanta residents as "the Perimeter", appears nowhere on the map.
Instead, it shows GA state road 407, also named the James E. Billy McKinney Highway, a former Georgia State Representative. Yes, this is the father of one Cynthia McKinney.
Problem is, no one except the McKinney family calls this major thorofare by any other name except I-285 or the Perimeter.
Lesson? Don't completely rely on web based map programs for your directions. Especially from a company who is more than willing to kow-tow to the likes of Chinese political interests and such. Surely they'd be likely to curry favor by using the least known moniker for a US interstate?
Instead, it shows GA state road 407, also named the James E. Billy McKinney Highway, a former Georgia State Representative. Yes, this is the father of one Cynthia McKinney.
Problem is, no one except the McKinney family calls this major thorofare by any other name except I-285 or the Perimeter.
Lesson? Don't completely rely on web based map programs for your directions. Especially from a company who is more than willing to kow-tow to the likes of Chinese political interests and such. Surely they'd be likely to curry favor by using the least known moniker for a US interstate?
posted by Ga Mongrel at 9:39 AM
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