My best guess is it’s a busy road so it’s dangerous and not really meant for bicycle and walking. I’ve done 13 miles yesterday to get a comic book on a bike and this right here is the distance between my house and a friend’s house I told I can come on bike because what I just did gave me a feeling I could do it but my ass hurts so not right now. But yeah I want to see how this would play out. Before I would walk but I took a bike to a comic book store because it would’ve closed if I walk and I ended up getting there in time. Took longer than expected something that should’ve been an hour probably took 2 or 3 hours. So yeah I can do half of that for sure.

  • tiredofsametab
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    699 days ago

    I’ve seen that same warning for walking. I think it’s just Google saying “good luck with that; we’re not legally responsible”. I think those warnings have shown up more since cars would follow the GPS with zero common sense and drive into a lake or something.

    • @200ok@lemmy.world
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      Good point. It does read like a liability disclaimer.

      I’ve noticed that Google doesn’t always get the speed limit correct on more rural roads.

      Or it can’t tell if a temporary, lowered speed sign has been posted in a construction zone, for example.

      • @ghashul@feddit.dk
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        39 days ago

        Or as I’ve seen when they have got the lowered speed because of roadworks, but then keep the low speed after everything is finished. No, I think I can drive faster than 50kmh on the motorway.

      • @Trainguyrom@reddthat.com
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        18 days ago

        I encountered a couple of highways recently in Illinois recently where they clearly set the speed limit to the highway number (highways 30 and 40 by memory)

    • Zerlyna
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      39 days ago

      Dwight did try to warn him…🤷‍♀️

    • eatham 🇭🇲
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      The warning makes sense when you consider gmaps randomly tells you to ride into the traffic on major highways.

      • tiredofsametab
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        27 days ago

        I’ve never had that one happen and, until recently, that was the only navigational aid I had. It’s still the only one I use on my motorbike.