This is very useful for those trying to reach their destination safely while in a hurry. Since Google analyzes nearly real time traffic patterns and flow, including accidents and construction areas, sometimes it can alert drivers to a large slowdown ahead long enough beforehand to allow them to take a detour around the issue. However, the “fastest route” option is not all bad. In order to dismiss the message and stay on your preferred route, you must click the “no” button, which many people strongly oppose as dangerous to do while driving. The message given to users indicates that Google has found a quicker route and is redirecting the driver to that. This can be frustrating to some users, as they may have intentionally chosen another path, but Google will automatically update in close to real time while they are driving.

Although you can see other predetermined routes on the app and can select an alternative route to initialize your trip, you cannot prevent Google from continuing to “suggest” the original route that it determined was best.

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