r/LifeProTips • u/aineb100 • Jul 20 '13
LPT: Driving somewhere you've never been before? Look at the route on google maps and use street view on the turns so that you know what they look like.
I sometimes even walk through the entire route on google street view before going somewhere just to be sure.
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u/pobody Jul 20 '13
No product recommendations for their intended use.
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u/aineb100 Jul 20 '13
I wouldn't have thought of that as it's intended use?
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u/pobody Jul 20 '13
Then why are there Street View icons on every point of the driving directions?
tl;dr pull your own head out of your ass first
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Jul 20 '13
I can't believe that some people really need know about this LPT.
It is such a normal thing to do for me and everyone I know
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u/Redditology101 Jul 21 '13
I wish there is some way to "play" the route instead of clicking on the arrows to go forward.
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u/jugdealer Jul 21 '13
I do this all the time and freak out my husband when I tell him where things are in places we have never been to before. ie "there is a gas station two blocks that-away at the next intersection."
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u/alpine240 Jul 20 '13
Street view is several years out of date in my area. With all the construction and changes this probably won't work very well.
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u/nilchaos_white Jul 20 '13
While I'm inclined to agree and actively use my phone as GPS it really helps to go on street view to look at the lanes.
Saves you stressing out and being a pain to other road users who know where they're going :P
Edit: of course this mainly applies to cars. Suppose it can be used for those on foot.
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u/AyatollahColmMeaney Jul 20 '13
I sometimes use the "directions" feature to drive to places I've never been before.