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   Larry Scholnick to All   
   Google Map Anomalies (ERRORS)   
   09 Jun 15 13:55:35   
   
   From: larry_scholnick@yahoo.com   
      
   I recently spent a weekend in San Jose, CA (I live in the Los Angeles area);   
   we stayed at the Hampton Inn (Old Tully Road at Monterey Street, near the   
   Santa Clara County Fairgrounds.   
      
   We wanted to join friends for dinner at Henry's Hi-Life, at 301 W. St. John   
   Street (just west of CA-87 between Santa Clara & Julian).   
      
   When I asked Google Maps for directions it did two unusual things, one near   
   the beginning of the trip and one near the end of the trip.   
      
   Instead of driving the short distance west on Old Tully Road to Monterey,   
   turning right on Monterey, and then turning left on Curtner to reach the CA-87   
   freeway, I was directed to backtrack to the east on Old Tully Road, then turn   
   left on (non-old) Tully    
   Road to reach Curtner and NB CA-87.   
      
   When I tried to force Google Maps to use Monterey, rather than turn right on   
   Monterey, it turned left, U-turned 0.6 mile later at the next break in the   
   center divider and eventually went north on Monterey to Curtner and NB CA-87.   
      
   Near the end of the drive, rather than exiting CA-87 at Santa Clara, turning   
   left, and then turning right on Autumn, and then turning right on St. John,   
   Google Maps directed me to stay on CA-87 for one extra exit (to Julian), exit   
   at Julian, turn left on    
   Julian, and then turn left on Almaden Blvd to reach St. John.   
      
   When I tried to force Google Maps to use Santa Clara and Autumn, rather than   
   turn right on Autumn, it went one block beyond, U-turned, and then turned left   
   on Autumn.   
      
   It's as though Google Maps believed that it wasn't legal to turn right from WB   
   Old Tully Road to Monterey Street, and that it wasn't legal to turn right from   
   WB Santa Clara Street to Autumn Street.   
      
   I have (of course) reported these issues to Google, but they have not yet   
   fixed the problems.   
      
   Looking at the bigger picture, is there any way that Google can locate (and   
   correct) all of these places where their system erroneously believes that   
   there is a No Right Turn sign?  Or are they stuck patching such problems one   
   by one as they are reported?   
      
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