Part of the family vacation last week involved taking the kids down into Philadelphia to see the historic sites — Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, National Constitution Center, etc. It was a great, great day and a good time was had by all. Perhaps more about that stuff later, but the point of this post is to share the … interesting … directions we got from Google Maps and the “Street View” tool.
The trip began in Bristol, PA, where my parents live. I could easily get down to the historic district, but wasn’t sure on some of the last couple turns to find the right parking lot. Here’s how Google helped:
On exiting I-95, we’re apparently supposed to drive through this concrete wall on the way to Independence Hall, causing certain death for the McGee 4. Oddly enough, I don’t even recall seeing this concrete wall at this location. Later, there’s this:
As we get closer to Independence Hall, we’re supposed to turn right and take out a group of tourists, including one in a wheelchair. Nice!
I’m sure there’ll be more funny Street View directions as Google expands this feature in more and more cities…..
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Hard to tell if you are supposed to drive straight through the tourists or turn into them…
Huh… I wonder if those tourists a stay there for days for everyone. Do you have to tip them as a markers?
Wow, a person in a wheelchair, that’s worth 50 bonus points, easy. Could have had 200 total just on that one turn alone! j/k
On a more serious note, I’ve been noticing several more quasi-errors in Google recently…mostly having to do with what happens at the bottom of off-ramps (is there a fork, a turn, an angle, what?).
You guys are funny. I’m glad I have friends who share my sense of humor. 🙂