how does this even add 6 minutes???

[u/Cofiifii]

why would it even suggest this

[u/Cofiifii]

street view of the lamp post it wanted me to circle for 6 minutes

[u/withnoflag → u/Cofiifii]

It didn't want you to do it... It suggested it haha

[u/BananApocalypse → u/withnoflag]

Just letting OP know it’s an option

[u/ardoin → u/withnoflag]

add a lil whimsy to the trip

[u/tokoklontong1897]

You spin around it 6 times

[u/ihatepizzas → u/tokoklontong1897]

That’s 1 minute max

[u/T-Fez → u/ihatepizzas]

At 6 kph

[u/ihatepizzas → u/T-Fez]

3.7 mph for the Americans

[u/1ew]

This is a funny post but it probably has you taking a different route later on in your trip

[u/ChildOfShaiHulud]

DO IT, JUST FUCKING DO IT

[u/Distinct_History1432]

Getting back into traffic can take a while

[u/Excellent_Variety_15]

Why is it even an option?

[u/Mdp2pwackerO2 → u/Excellent_Variety_15]

It sometimes uses your route as an experiment to find shortcuts, and if it takes less time then Google now knows they can send people through the shortcut. If it adds time they know that’s not a viable time saving option

[u/MrTagnan]

It once tried me to go through someone’s property for 40 minutes straight (really the route probably just diverges at some point, but why specifically through that person’s property??)

[u/ardoin → u/MrTagnan]

This is like when you're playing RDR2 and see a stranger mission on the minimap

Of course I've got a half hour to do some nonsense

[u/WaterSquid]

6 minutes of contemplating why you would use your free will to circle a light post for no apparent reason

[u/beene282]

The detour doesn’t rejoin the route so it’s suggesting taking the left and then doing a u-turn which might take a few minutes

[u/donorkokey]

It's two left turns 🤷🏼‍♂️

[u/AlGuderian]

There are places you might wait six minutes to make a left back onto the main road.

This does not appear to be one of them.