Dave Arquati wrote:
Colin Rosenstiel wrote:
In article ,
(Paul G) wrote:
and for a bit of a laugh you can use the TfL Journey Planner's
cycle tick box options. Most routes are slightly bizarre, I
suspect due to the weighting it gives to various road types, but I
did use it and find a lovely off-main-road route which I probably
wouldn't have found otherwise, for my daily commute.
I found it pretty useless for improving my long distance route, from
Westminster to Putney, to be honest. It either suggested what i was
already using or some strange and lengthy diversions.
Surely if it suggested a route you have found suitable, it has
accomplished its goal of highlighting the best ways to cycle from A to B?
Quite. I don't have a Putney to Westminster cycle route stored in my
head as, unlike Colin, it's not a journey I regularly make - so whilst
I could patch together a vague idea from the mental map in my head I'd
prefer to get some ideas from the Journey Planner (or a cycle map - but
I don't necessarily have those with me).