Comments on: Woman Sues Google After Accident Following Map Directions

By: Guest

Guest — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:07:54 +0000

I just moved to Atlanta and have to agree – Google maps is TERRIBLE around this area. Half the time when I type in an exact address including zip code, the location on Google is over half a mile off. I had been living in Rochester, NY and Google maps there were great, so maybe this is just a regional thing.

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By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:22:33 +0000

Google Maps is terrible… inaccurate with poor driving directions. I ran into a situation where I was depending on Google Maps to help me find my way around metro Atlanta. Although I wouldn't go so far as to sue Google, I remember being angry enough at the time to consider it.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:54:19 +0000

What Matt said. Let's not punish the people with a brain because of some idiot's mistake. I mean, do we really need our hand held all day long? Are we not capable of using common sense anymore? If there'd been a forest fire across the road, or a giant sinkhole…would she have blindly walked into the hazard and blamed Google?

By: BlackBerry Developer

BlackBerry Developer — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:45:18 +0000

It's very usual if you have tool on your phone and you stuck, you wanted to use it. She does. She used Google Maps to findout the way. I too do. Lot;s of people use. If google map shows there is way and you found there is no such way to get out, you will be disappointed. I believe google has to accept his mistake.

By: Matt Cameron

Matt Cameron — Mon, 31 May 2010 21:41:29 +0000

I really hope this doesn't lead to the adding of a lot of warnings to mapping apps.

It would be a shame if the equivalent of "caution the beverage you're about to enjoy is extremely hot" came to the mobile. The mobile is too small a platform to click through scores of warning messages and would really take away from casual usability.