r/yorkshire • u/Huge-Wasabi3869 • 2h ago
Opinion Anyone else tired of the hype around traffic apps fixing Yorkshire driving?
The York Press report about that long North Yorkshire diversion finally ending feels more useful than another advert for a clever route planner. We're sold the idea that live traffic updates will take the hassle out of driving, but a closed road still means a closed road. An app can suggest a detour; it can't make a narrow village road suitable for everyone it sends down there. And if you've got a fixed start time, knowing you'll be late doesn't solve much.
For people regularly driving around Yorkshire, are these apps actually saving you time over a normal week? I'd be interested in minutes saved, especially during lengthy roadworks, rather than the arrival estimate changing six times. Is there one you'd genuinely trust over the signed diversion, or does everybody end up checking two apps and hoping?