Google Maps fail

rypt · 13 Apr 2010 at 22:06

Nuff said

Berserker · 13 Apr 2010 at 22:10

I'm clearly missing something. :confused:

bloodiedathame · 13 Apr 2010 at 22:10

You can walk it.

rypt · 13 Apr 2010 at 22:11

Berserker said:
I'm clearly missing something.

It's taking a massive detour instead of just going down that normal road between the two?

Luke · 13 Apr 2010 at 22:11

Bizarre route!

Stupot_ · 13 Apr 2010 at 22:11

Heh.

RAF Welford looks interesting, anyone know what all those bunker things are?

rypt · 13 Apr 2010 at 22:14

Stupot_ said:
Heh.

RAF Welford looks interesting, anyone know what all those bunker things are?

Munitions I think

ScarySquirrel · 13 Apr 2010 at 22:14

Maybe there was a cow blocking the road.

Stupot_ · 13 Apr 2010 at 22:15

rypt said:
Munitions I think

Interesting.. Didn't realise they would be kept outside. I guess it makes sense to keep them in smaller batches and surround them with a mound of earth, rather than chuck them in a big warehouse waiting for a disaster.

ScarySquirrel · 13 Apr 2010 at 22:17

ScarySquirrel said:
Maybe there was a cow blocking the road.

I was right.

Feek · 13 Apr 2010 at 22:18

It's a conspiracy. There's a Government scheme to get people walking further and taking more exercise and they're doing that by liaising with Google and producing longer routes.

rypt · 13 Apr 2010 at 22:18

Stupot_ said:
Interesting.. Didn't realise they would be kept outside. I guess it makes sense to keep them in smaller batches and surround them with a mound of earth, rather than chuck them in a big warehouse waiting for a disaster.

Found these pics online

These are the ones next to the run way, so short term until loaded onto aircraft I guess

Cosimo · 13 Apr 2010 at 22:20

That’s the scenic route.

marc_howarth · 13 Apr 2010 at 22:29

Easton Hill is one-way. If you look at the marker for Easton, it's on the one way road, hence the detour

cheechm · 13 Apr 2010 at 22:34

Google is always right.

rypt · 13 Apr 2010 at 22:34

marc_howarth said:
Easton Hill is one-way. If you look at the marker for Easton, it's on the one way road, hence the detour

It most certainly is not..
Here is the view from across the road, no "no entry" sign.

Equally check this vs this

jwest · 13 Apr 2010 at 22:35

marc_howarth said:
Easton Hill is one-way. If you look at the marker for Easton, it's on the one way road, hence the detour

That road has two lanes, and there isn't a sign indicating same.

marc_howarth · 13 Apr 2010 at 22:43

ahhh, I just saw this and assumed it was one way. Looks like it's something a bit more complicated than that though

Bennie-Mac · 13 Apr 2010 at 22:45

Google assumed that because you needed directions to a town you could probably see from where you were typing, that you were a bit slow and did it for the lulz

Heliospherez · 13 Apr 2010 at 22:48

Definately something up with it because if you go to street view - half way up the road past the m4 (to Welford) the same car is in nearly every shot (if you keep oving towards Welford - which would mean it's reversing the whole way up - or never bothered overtaking for the whole distance which I find unlikely) :confused: