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Mapquest Nearly Killed Us: Part 2

Authored by Scott Goldberg on February 21, 2007 - 11:48am.
Mapquest route I feel compelled to write an update to my last Mapquest story because of an “anonymous” reader’s comment (someone from Mapquest?).  He or she wrote, “MapQuest offers users options when planning routes. ‘Shortest Route’ is the default option. ‘Shortest Time’ is another. In this situation, or during any questionable winter travel, consider using the ‘Avoid seasonally closed roads’ option.”  He or she then added, for good measure, “Before you degrade a free web service designed to help people, you should learn to use it properly.”  So of course I tried the suggestions on the same route (Telluride, CO to Silverton, CO, a treacherous drive if misinformed), and I hate to break it to Mapquest yet again, but they failed.
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