The traffic that was once flowing through motorways and other major rows is now spilling into your backstreet – Nicu Calcea – Twitter

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Nicu Calcea @nicucalcea · Jul 12
The traffic that was once flowing through motorways and other major rows is now spilling into your backstreet.
You can see this in many places on Google Street View.
In London, this shift is clear from data published by @DfTstats.
This sudden change coincided with the growing popularity of navigation apps like
@googlemaps and @waze
The traffic that was once flowing through motorways and other major rows is now spilling into your backstreet. You can see this in many places on Google Street View. 8,425 views


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Nicu Calcea 

@nicucalcea
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Jul 12

In London, this shift is clear from data published by
@DfTstats
. This sudden change coincided with the growing popularity of navigation apps like
@googlemaps
and
@waze
.

















Nicu Calcea 

@nicucalcea

Research shows this is most likely not coincidence. In an attempt to shave seconds off its users’ commutes, Google Maps is routing traffic through minor streets, once primarily used by local residents and delivery vehicles.


Traffic on these smaller streets has been shown to cause more accidents and lead to more pollution. Plus, it’s not clear that traffic is any less congested. Residents and councils are fighting back. Read my
@CityMonitorAI
story to find out the details:


https://citymonitor.ai/community/neighbourhoods/google-maps-local-traffic
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