Mapquest

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:12 pm

Everyone who owns a computer and drives knows Mapquest.com is the place for driving directions . You simply type in your starting address, ending address, and viola, turn-by-turn driving directions that are pretty darn accurate. But did you know that Map Quest offers more than just driving directions ? You can use route planner to add stops to your trip, get a detailed street map of your destination, and even find the lowest gas prices along the way. Map Quest even works in Europe as well as the USA. With the features Map Quest offers planning a road trip is easier than ever.

With the innovative route builder feature you can add up to ten stops to your travel route and get driving directions that include every stop. If you are planning a trip somewhere unfamiliar but want to stop off along the way and see the worlds largest ball of string, you can plug the info right into Map Quest and get driving directions with the stop included. This makes it easy to plan and drive a trip with multiple destinations. Just input each destination into the driving directions box and Map Quest will build the best route for you to take.

Another feature Mapquest.com offers besides driving directions is its detailed maps of any destination. Before you arrive you can look at where you will be traveling to and plan your itinerary and activities. You can view maps in either street or aerial view to get a detailed look at where you are going. Map Quest Maps let you see hotels, museums, parks, anything of interest once you reach your destination. You can then plan you driving or walking route once you arrive.

With skyrocketing gas prices, finding the lowest prices while traveling is important to most drivers. Map Quest lets you pair gas prices with your driving directions so you always know where to find the lowest prices. Just input the area you are traveling to in the gas price finder on the website and they will display prices from area gas stations. No more searching for the best price, Map Quest gas prices directory does all the driver's "leg work" for you.

If you frequently need driving instructions finding them is easier at Mapquest.com because they let you save place settings. You can save your home, work, or even DMV and it will be there for you every time you perform a search saving you time. Map Quest also saves the searches you perform when looking for driving directions. That way if you need to see a search you have already preformed you can quickly bring it up by clicking on the “saved and recent” button on their homepage.

Map Quest’s features allow you to find much more than just driving directions. They give you what you need to get to your destination location quickly and efficiently and offer more than just driving directions. Route builder, traffic maps, and gas price locator make traveling easy by giving you more options, detailed information and saving you money.

New member Joined: Sep 11, 2008 Posts: 3

But not for people living in our side of the world. We don't have maps here for directions even on papers. We need to rely on people which we have in plenty!!! Wink

Aprilfool, Pune India...

Posted: Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:54 am

Yeah, Mapquest is absent in Asia. However, I believe Google covers most of the World. At least I know for sure it covers Russia with maps, and Moscow area with driving directions. I think at least Delhi area should be covered, too Smile

Mapquest is purely an American and slightly European phenomenon, as far as I know - and not sure about Yahoo

Oh, and welcome to Fun and Safe Driving! Smile

New member Joined: Sep 11, 2008 Posts: 3

This is a wonderful site indeed! Keep it up!