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12-07-2017, 08:20 PM
LAPD warns that navigation apps are steering people to neighborhoods on fire
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There are currently multiple fires raging across Southern California, one of which forced the notoriously clogged 405 Freeway in Los Angeles to shut down (http://mashable.com/2017/12/06/west-los-angeles-wildfire-bel-air-santa-ana-winds/?utm_campaign&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source).*
Big fires force people to find new routes — including people using apps like Waze and Google Maps.*
SEE ALSO: Wildfires lead to hellish scenes for Los Angeles commuters (http://mashable.com/2017/12/06/west-los-angeles-wildfire-bel-air-santa-ana-winds/)
The problem? Those apps look for roads without many cars on them, and try to route you there. Which is great when you're trying to avoid run-of-the-mill traffic. But not when the roads are clear because of nearby fires. *
"The Los Angeles Police Department asked drivers to avoid navigation apps, which are steering users onto more open routes — in this case, streets in the neighborhoods that are on fire," the Los Angeles Times reported (http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-southern-california-wildfires-live-firefighters-attempt-to-contain-bel-air-1512605377-htmlstory.html).* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/07/lapd-warns-that-navigation-apps-are-steering-people-to-neighborhoods-on-fire/)
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There are currently multiple fires raging across Southern California, one of which forced the notoriously clogged 405 Freeway in Los Angeles to shut down (http://mashable.com/2017/12/06/west-los-angeles-wildfire-bel-air-santa-ana-winds/?utm_campaign&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source).*
Big fires force people to find new routes — including people using apps like Waze and Google Maps.*
SEE ALSO: Wildfires lead to hellish scenes for Los Angeles commuters (http://mashable.com/2017/12/06/west-los-angeles-wildfire-bel-air-santa-ana-winds/)
The problem? Those apps look for roads without many cars on them, and try to route you there. Which is great when you're trying to avoid run-of-the-mill traffic. But not when the roads are clear because of nearby fires. *
"The Los Angeles Police Department asked drivers to avoid navigation apps, which are steering users onto more open routes — in this case, streets in the neighborhoods that are on fire," the Los Angeles Times reported (http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-southern-california-wildfires-live-firefighters-attempt-to-contain-bel-air-1512605377-htmlstory.html).* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/07/lapd-warns-that-navigation-apps-are-steering-people-to-neighborhoods-on-fire/)
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