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by John Flint


Map Quest offers accurate directions that are easy to follow, I've visited many internet mapping websites to get driving directions, but MQ and G-Maps have provided me the most accurate driving directions. Although Google Maps and AOL's popular web mapping service are number one on my personal list of favorites, there are other online mapping softwares that are awesome as well, those websites are Bing Maps and Yahoo Maps, Y Maps has probably the best free online live traffic report, and Bing Maps provides 3d maps through any web browser.

MQ is one of the most veteran internet mapping websites, it was launched more than 15 years ago, since then it has been helping drivers all around the world find their destination in a quicker, and also easier way. To get driving directions simply visit the official MQ website, once you are there click on get directions, type your locations, enter your starting address in "A", your ending address in "B", click on get directions or hit enter, and you are done, the route planning software will immediately plot the best possible route on the map, this route will help you get to where you are going in less time, and through routes with less traffic.

I am a driver, I have to drive every single day of my life, I don't drive only because I have to, I drive because I love to do it. However there are some things that I don't like about driving, I don't like traffic, and I don't like closed roads, that's why I love this service so much, because it helps me avoid traffic, and it also helps me avoid closed roads, there are other reasons why I love MQ, the service helps me save a lot of time and also a lot of money.

All drivers should utilize this web mapping service to get directions to find their destination in an easier manner, as mentioned earlier this is one of the most accurate free driving directions providers in the world, believe me, I have tried many online mapping softwares, and very few deliver what AOL's online mapping software delivers. AOL's route builder is also an excellent tool for road trip planning, this route builder allows users to add up to 26 stops to each route that they create, that means that you do not have to constantly visit the site every time that you need a new route, all you have to do is create one big route with all the stops on it.

An interesting feature that this web mapping service has is that now you don't have to print maps and directions if you don't want to, because now you can send directions and maps directly to your mobile device, to your vehicle, you can send them through email, you can share them through social media sites, or you can access them through any mobile device that allows you to browse the internet. Map Quest has a very cool free app that's known as "M4M", MQ for mobile is the only mobile mapping and routing app that offers Skyhook technology, Skyhook tech allows users to access navigational data in places where it wasn't possible a couple of years ago, now you can get instructions when you are driving through tunnels or through areas that have very tall buildings.




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