Monday, October 5, 2009

Really, Google?

I got to the CalTrain station this morning in time to catch the 7:25 train so that I could get into work a little early. At 7:27, the signs suddenly said that the train was delayed 12 minutes. I thought the prospects for making up that time in route and still catching the 8 AM shuttle bus were dim, so I decided to check Google Maps on the phone to see what traffic conditions were like.

So Google pissed on my back and told me it was raining.

Here's a great example of what I'm talking about. Here's what Google said at one particular point in the trip:


And here's actually what was going on at the time:


Maybe it's just me, but I wouldn't equate a "green" traffic status with 10 mi/hr.

Thanks for nothing, big G.

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