Page 1 of 1
Do you trust Virtual Maps?
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 7:35 pm
by pettsy
Try this....
1. go to
http://mappoint.msn.com/DirectionsFind.aspx
2. Choose Address In="Norway" and City="haugesund" for start
3. Choose Address In="Norway" and City="trondheim" for finish
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 7:42 pm
by Petrified
Excellent! Well done Microsoft!
Funny thing is it works if you do it the other way around
I like the
"Merge onto A1 for 244.7 miles"
Total Distance: 1685.9 Miles
Estimated Total Time: 47 hours, 31 minutes
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 8:07 pm
by carmadaaron
ye, its called a detour
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 9:52 pm
by metz
Don't fancy the long drive through the ocean.
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 9:54 pm
by GroovyCarrot
Hah!
Lovely
I pity the fool who unwittingly follows those directions
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:02 pm
by metz
i'm sure autoroute 2004 uses the same database..i always end up lost following its advise.
Posted: Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:03 pm
by ttaw2
is that the scenic route then?
Which roads do you prefer
a) motorway
b)a road
c)ocean floor
d)b road
Maye there's a tunnel between us and norway that no-one has mentioned?
Posted: Thu Jan 27, 2005 10:33 am
by 13twelve
the register is doing a bunch of these
does make you laugh though
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 2:04 am
by Tahrey1043
autoroute can offer some alarming cock-ups from time to time. always pays to proof-read any directions it gives you (or have them just as a GTA-type "arrow guide" with a real map as backup) and occasionally iron out inexplicable boo-boos with a half ton of micro-managed "stops" (waypoints/vias).
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 12:45 pm
by 13twelve
Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2005 1:39 pm
by mole
What's all this driving through the ocean business, isn't there a ferry that runs accross?
Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2005 11:54 am
by Tahrey1043
thats probably how it notes it - take ferry from oslo to harwich or something