Why You Should NEVER Trust Microsoft...

Diplo said:
Try using MSN Mapoint to plot a route between the two Norwegian cities of Haugesund and Trondheim:

You sure you didn't click on the hidden "scenic route" option? :?


OR perhaps it knows about some remake of "The Heros of Telemark" and decided to avoid it for traffic jam reasons :p :p
 
Start: Depart Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway on 47 [Karmsundgata] (West) 0.6
1: At roundabout, take the THIRD exit onto 47 [Djupaskarvegen] 0.9


2: Road name changes to Garpeskjærvegen 0.1


3: *Check timetable* Take Haugesund-Newcastle Upon Tyne (North-East)


4: Entering United Kingdom :oops: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:


5: Take Local road(s) (West) 0.3
6: Bear LEFT (West) onto Local road(s) 0.1


7: At roundabout, take the FIRST exit onto Coble Dene 0.3
8: At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto A187 [Howdon Road] 0.6


9: At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto Local road(s) 0.4
10: At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto A193 0.2


11: At roundabout, take the FIRST exit onto Ramp 0.1
12: Merge onto A19 2.1


13: Merge onto Local road(s) < 0.1
14: Bear RIGHT (East) onto Local road(s) < 0.1
15: Bear RIGHT (East) onto Local road(s) < 0.1
16: Merge onto Local road(s) < 0.1
17: Bear RIGHT (South) onto Local road(s) < 0.1
18: Merge onto Local road(s) < 0.1
19: Keep LEFT onto A19 0.6


20: Keep LEFT onto Ramp 0.2
21: At roundabout, take the THIRD exit onto A194 [Leam Lane] 2.2


22: At roundabout, take the THIRD exit onto A194(M) 3.8
23: Merge onto A1(M) 33.4


24: Road name changes to A1 24.0
25: At Exit 49, road name changes to A1(M) [Leeming Lane] 12.9


26: Road name changes to A1 towards A1 / The South / Wetherby 9.1
27: Road name changes to A1(M) 4.5


28: Road name changes to A1 16.9
29: Road name changes to A1(M) 15.2


30: At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto A1 towards A1 6.8
31: At roundabout, take the FIRST exit onto A1 [Worksop Road] 5.4


32: At roundabout, take the THIRD exit onto A1 37.0


33: At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto A1 [Great North Road] 5.1
34: Stay on A1 18.2


35: At Exit 17, road name changes to A1(M) 12.4
36: Road name changes to A14 15.8


37: Road name changes to M11 towards M11 / London 42.1


38: At Exit 6, keep LEFT onto 6 towards M25 / M20 / M1 / Dartford Tnl. / Watford < 0.1
39: Road name changes to Local road(s) 0.2


40: Take Local road(s) (LEFT) onto M25 towards M25 / M20 / M23 / Dartford Tnl. / Gatwick Airport 15.6
41: Road name changes to A282 4.9


42: At Exit 2, keep LEFT onto Ramp towards A2 / M2 / M'way / Canterbury / London 0.6
43: Take Ramp (LEFT) onto A2 towards A2 / M2 / Canterbury 9.1


44: Road name changes to M2 towards M2 / Dover / Channel Tunnel / Canterbury / Chatham 5.5


45: At Exit 3, keep LEFT onto Ramp towards A229 / M20 / Maidstone / Chatham / Channel Tunnel 0.4
46: At roundabout, take the THIRD exit onto Local road(s) 0.4
47: At roundabout, take the FIRST exit onto Ramp 0.2


48: Merge onto A229 2.0


49: Keep LEFT onto Ramp 0.4
50: At roundabout, take the FIRST exit onto Ramp towards M20 / Ashford / Channel Tunnel / Dover 0.4


51: Merge onto M20 29.6


52: At Exit 11A, take Ramp (LEFT) onto Local road(s) towards Channel Tunnel 1.3
53: *Check timetable* Take Channel Tunnel (East)


54: Entering France :oops: :oops: :oops: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:


55: *Check timetable* Stay on Tunnel Sous la Manche (South)
56: *Check timetable* Stay on Tunnel Sous la Manche (South)


57: Take Local road(s) (West) 0.1
58: Turn RIGHT (North) onto Local road(s) 0.7
59: Road name changes to Avenue de France 0.6


60: Take Ramp (RIGHT) onto A16 [E402] towards A16 / E402 / A26 / E15 / Calais / Lille / Reims Paris / Bruxelles 35.4


61: Entering Belgium :oops: :oops: :oops: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:


62: Road name changes to A18 [E40] 26.2


63: Merge onto A10 [E40] 30.2
64: Keep RIGHT onto Local road(s) towards E17 / Kortrijk / Antwerpen / Gent 1.7


65: Merge onto A14 [E17] 30.7


66: Merge onto R1 3.1


67: Road name changes to A12 [R1] 0.3


68: Merge onto A1 [A12] 2.0
69: Keep RIGHT onto Antwerpen-Oost towards E34 / E313 / Eindhoven / Turnhout / Aken / Luik / Hasselt 0.5
70: Road name changes to A13 [E313] 5.3


71: Keep RIGHT onto E34 [Ranst] towards E34 / Eindhoven / Turnhout 1.3


72: Road name changes to A21 [E34] 29.0


73: Entering Netherlands :oops: :oops: :oops: :LOL: :LOL:
74: Road name changes to A67 [E34] 11.9


75: Merge onto A2 [A67] 2.2
76: Keep LEFT onto A67 [E34] towards E34 / Venlo / Duisburg 32.4


77: Entering Germany :oops: :oops: :oops: :LOL: :LOL:
78: Road name changes to A40 [E34] 26.4


79: Keep RIGHT onto E34 [14] towards A3 / Hannover / Du-Kaiserberg / Arnheim / Köln 0.6
80: Merge onto A3 [E34] 3.2


81: At Exit 12, keep RIGHT onto Ramp [Autobahnkreuz Oberhausen-West] towards A42 / Kamp-Lintfort / Dortmund / Oberhausen 0.1
82: Take Autobahnkreuz Oberhausen-West (RIGHT) onto A42 [Emscherschnellweg] towards A42 / Dortmund / Oberhausen 17.8


83: Keep RIGHT onto 21 [Autobahnkreuz Herne] towards A43 / Wuppertal / Münster / Recklinghausen / Bochum 0.1
84: Road name changes to Autobahnkreuz Herne 0.4


85: Merge onto A43 37.1


86: Keep RIGHT onto 2 [Autobahnkreuz Münster-Süd] towards A1 / Bremen / Osnabrück / Münster-Nord / Dortmund / Flughafen 0.1
87: Keep LEFT onto Autobahnkreuz Münster-Süd towards A1 / Bremen / Osnabrück / Münster-Nord / Flughafen 1.1


88: Merge onto A1 [E37] 244.7


89: Keep STRAIGHT onto E47 [B207] 20.4
90: *Check timetable* Take Puttgarden-Rodby (East)


91: Entering Denmark :oops: :oops: :LOL: :LOL:
92: Take Local road(s) (North-East) 0.6
93: Road name changes to E47 [Sydmotorvejen] 74.8


94: Merge onto E20 [E47] 17.2


95: Road name changes to Amagermotorvejen [E20] 5.3


96: Road name changes to E20 [Øresundsmotorvejen] 192.2


97: Entering Sweden :oops: :oops: :oops: :LOL: :LOL:


98: Keep RIGHT onto E6 [Kungsbackaleden] towards E6 / E45 / 45 / Oslo / Frederikshavn 60.8
99: Keep STRAIGHT to stay on E6 82.2


100: Entering Norway :oops: :oops: :LOL: :LOL:


101: Keep RIGHT onto Ramp 0.3


102: Keep LEFT to stay on Ramp < 0.1
103: Turn RIGHT to stay on Ramp 0.3


104: Bear RIGHT (North-West) onto E6 7.4


105: *Toll road* Stay on E6 (North) 0.4
106: Stay on E6 (East) 18.5


107: Road name changes to E18 [E6] 11.5


108: Keep RIGHT onto Ramp 0.1
109: At roundabout, take the SECOND exit onto Local road(s) 0.2


110: Merge onto 190 3.2


111: Road name changes to E6 63.8


112: Keep RIGHT onto Kolomoen Vegkryss 0.2
113: Bear RIGHT (North-East) onto 3 18.1


114: Turn LEFT (North) onto 3 [Trondheimsvegen] 128.6


115: Stay on 3 33.8
116: Turn RIGHT (North-East) onto E6 58.8


End: Arrive Trondheim, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway




:oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: :LOL:

8 COUNTRIES!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Well, what do you guys expect from a company that lists 35 megabytes of harddrive space needed for a mouse driver? :rolleyes:
 
That's hilarious.

Now try plotting the shortest route. Yo get the ferry Hagesund->Nwecastle->Bergen and then a reasonable drive for the rest of the way. Only one additional country, so they're improving. But hey. Let's see what their suggested route from Haugesund to Bergen would be. What? NOW they suggest the correct less than three hours drive? That thing it totally fubared.
 
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