Google maps is a lifesaver for anyone who wants to avoid getting stuck in endless traffic, especially in urban areas and metro cities.
However, a simple miss on the search engine giant's map has created a hullabaloo on Twitter. It all started after stand-up comedian Kartik Arora complained that the map does not mention if one has to take the flyover or not on Twitter.
Dear @Google
— Kartik Arora (@notkartHik) January 22, 2019
Itne badhiya maps banaye, chota sa feature aur daal dete ki saaf saaf bolde flyover par chadhna hai ya neeche se jaana hai. 5 inch ke screen par aadhe milimetre ka deflection Kahan se dekhe aadmi?
Yours Truly,
2km aage se U Turn leta hua aadmi
(Translation: Dear Google, you have made a wonderful map. But could have added a small feature to convey to the user whether they should use the flyover or the under bridge. How will a person notice the half millimetre deflection on a 5-inch screen? Yours Truly, The person, who took a U-Turn after 2 kms)
Kartik's tweet received replies from several people with similar experiences. Some even said that they had hit a divider due to confusion on the map. One even shared a photo of a toppled car.
Did the same back in 2017, ended up with this 👇 pic.twitter.com/36POPqb1I5
— Praveen Rano (@praveenhak) January 23, 2019
People from Bengaluru had this to say about the 10 km long Electronic City flyover on Hosur Road.
If you're in Bangalore and traveling towards Hosur road via silkboard and took that never ending FLYOVER by mistake. That's frustrating!!
— Saurabh Minj (@im_minj) January 23, 2019
Yours truly
15km aage se U Turn leta hua aadmi
His embarrassment for taking the wrong route got reduced when he saw other tweets and reactions.
Yesterday I missed like 2 such back to back deflections at Ambala!! My brother made a good mockery of me but I see I'm not alone 😂😂
— Daanveer 🎓 (@daanveers) January 22, 2019
Confusion with the map led to a Uber driver dropping the rider under a bridge.
True yaar. Once my Uber driver took me into an under bridge in Pune. As per location it ok right but I had to pay 100 rps extra to come out of that under bridge. !!
— Bhumit Badrakiya (@Bhumitt) January 23, 2019
Uber apologised for the incident.
Hey Bhumit, sorry to hear that you had issues with your fare. Please help us with your registered details via Direct Message. We'll look into this for you. https://t.co/1WqzzOmdKe
— Uber India Support (@UberINSupport) January 23, 2019
Confusion of over flyover or under for cab drivers is too real.
Adding to that when Ola/ Uber drivers take the flyover and wait there for me , whereas I am ranting under the flyover.
— Rashmi Shukla (@hiRashmihere) January 23, 2019
One user found a solution.
Google maps gives lane indication. If you follow the lane discipline, then you shouldn't be having any issues in such scenarios.
— Harisha M G (@mgharish) January 23, 2019
The most stunning reaction came from none other than Google India.
Shukar manate hain aap jaise users ka, jo humein sahi raah dikhaate hain. Behtar bante jaane ka yeh safar rukega nahin, mere humsafar.
— Google India (@GoogleIndia) January 24, 2019
(Translation: We thank customers like you, those who show us the right path. We won't stop in our attempts to offer better services, dear companion)
Hope Google will fix this miss soon!
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