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December 7, 2017 06:07 am GMT
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LAPD warns that navigation apps are steering people to neighborhoods on fire
There are currently multiple fires raging across Southern California, one of which forced the notoriously clogged 405 Freeway in Los Angeles to shut down.
Big fires force people to find new routes — including people using apps like Waze and Google Maps.
The problem? Those apps look for roads without many cars on them, and try to route you there. Which is great when you're trying to avoid run-of-the-mill traffic. But not when the roads are clear because of nearby fires.
"The Los Angeles Police Department asked drivers to avoid navigation apps, which are steering users onto more open routes — in this case, streets in the neighborhoods that are on fire," the Los Angeles Times reported. Read more...
More about Los Angeles, Google Maps, Wildfire, Wildfires, and WazeOriginal Link: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/mashable/tech/~3/6aac8J1TbuI/
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