Apps like Waze, Google Maps, and Apple Maps may make traffic conditions worse in some areas, new research suggests

Apps like Waze, Google Maps, and Apple Maps may make traffic conditions worse in some areas, new research suggests

  • March 20, 2018
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Apps like Waze, Google Maps, and Apple Maps may make traffic conditions worse in some areas, new research suggests

In the pre-mobile-app days, drivers’ selfishness was limited by their knowledge of the road network. In those conditions, both simulation and real-world experience showed that most people stuck to the freeways and arterial roads. Sure, there were always people who knew the crazy, back-road route, but the bulk of people just stuck to the routes that transportation planners had designated as the preferred way to get from A to B.

Source: theatlantic.com

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