Keep a route off the highway
Ask Maps for a route that stays off the highway.
Maps aims for the fastest route, which usually means the highway. You are allowed to tell it not to.
One switch does it, and it stays set for the routes you ask for afterwards.
Key points
- Maps can build a route that avoids highways
- The same screen also rules out tolls and ferries
What to remember
- Avoiding highways adds minutes and takes away merging.
- The fastest route is a setting, not a rule.
Try this
Ask for directions somewhere an hour away, open the route options, and compare the two arrival times.
Practice: Keep a route off the highway. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.