Google Maps suggests ‘potentially fatal’ routes up Ben Nevis, say critics

Reminds me of when TomTom devices first became popular. Lots of stories appeared in the news at the time of people blindly following it’s instructions even if it meant driving into a lake, unfinished road, or off a cliff!

Reminds me of this scene from The Office where Michael drives into a lake:

https://youtu.be/DOW_kPzY_JY

I suspect this is common across rural North America. Here in my corner of the east it's notoriously fond of sending unwitting tourists down unmaintained back roads that are barely usable even in summer. At least the foot of snow blocking the road lets them know it's impassable in the winter.

That's what the curved light grey dotted line means, it's as the crow flies for when they have no data. They should just make an actual key that explains their esoteric labelling schemes.