I feel like there are some flaws in this, we don't usually have a "top-down" look at a mile around us if not given information (ie. fog of war), feels like we tend to point A to point B repeat because we are comfortable to take a route until otherwise told by someone else there is a shorter path. For example if someone had a drone/scout around I am sure you would be able to determine best routes and chokepoints, traffic, etc.