МеджикСити

It's long been one of Google Map's      wheels. Google looks for roads
most requested features, and now        with designated bike lanes, tries
it's here. Recreational cyclists        to avoid areas with lots of hill
and bike commuters alike can plot       climbs and drops, and, when
cycle-friendly routes, find trails,     possible, whenever a road has been
and avoid snarling traffic with         designated by a city or cycle
Google Maps' Bicycle layer.             group as bike-friendly. In giving  

Maps' bike-friendly, green-toned        estimates on trip times, Google
map can be accessed in a few ways:      uses an average person at an
by choosing "Bicycle" from the          average Body Mass Index level,
drop-down box below your                peddling up and down the terrain.
destination when you're looking         More than 150 cities have bicycle-
for directions; by hitting the          related information that Google
"More" button along the upper-          has tapped into, and more are on
right buttons, or heading directly      the way. If you're digging Maps'
to Google Maps for bikes.               new cycle features, or wish it had 

The bike directions take a lot of       more, tell us either way in the
factors into consideration when         comments.
sending you around on your two          

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