Google recently added an “avoid highways” option to Google Maps and now Google Maps expands on that idea to allow for drag and drop route building. After creating a route users can now grab any segment of the plotted route and drag-and-drop it to reroute their directions.
It might not sound like much given its dead simple interface, but the results are jaw-dropping — and very useful. Not only does this make plotting multi-stop trips and custom routes much easier, when coupled with the “traffic” maps it can help users find faster, less congested routes.
And these features work in nearly all areas and handle things like ferries, bridges, toll roads and other elements seamlessly.
Naturally the printable driving instruction are updated along with the graphical elements and there's even an option to add destinations mid route by searching for the address and then dragging it into the route.
Although the Google Lat Long blog post on the subject doesn't specifically mention it, if these new features worked with the Google Maps tool on the iPhone, it could be a must have for those living in congested cities (or of course you could just use any other mobile device that can handle Google Maps).
Here's the video Google released demonstrating the new features:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPOOWvP_dd8
