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I’m still looking for a map which let me optimize for “stopping as little as possible” which in practice means avoiding traffic jams and traffic lights.

I notice this makes me drive more relax, and especially with a baby it’s way easier to keep the baby asleep

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or "fewest turns".

i would rather drive an extra straight 0.25 miles down a major road than to zig-zag through tiny side streets while trying to carefully pay attention to unfamiliar street names and/or constant nav app directions.

i've had google maps instruct me to take four or five additional turns to save a couple hundred yards of driving.

Google maps is absolutely horrendous for this.

I've found OsmAnd to give me much better results. But google maps traffic awareness is pretty handy...

Or "fewer left turns". I can handle the right turns.

Similarly, there was a time when my daughter got very car sick, and I desperately wanted an "avoid roundabouts" option!

Sportbike mode: route with least likelihood of speed traps, plus 1-minute warning ahead of known trap locations.

No-selfies mode: route with least cellphone coverage.

Horsebox mode: route with fewest intersections and the most sportbikes.

Doesn't Google Maps somewhat have this - it often suggests multiple routes, some of which have a green leaf.

Waze sort-of does this, it tries to keep you moving by taking lots of left turns and side streets. I hate it :).

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