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Although Google Maps provides detailed directions to get you from A to B, they’re not always completely accurate and sometimes fail to take variables into account, such as how you’re likely to proceed more slowly up a hill than down one. A more reliable alternative is OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org), which recently added directions for driving, cycling and walking. Because the site sources data from real people, its

directions are mostly tried and tested by registered users, so you won’t end up in a duck pond. Simply enter your starting point and destination, and click Go to view turn-byturn directions. You can then switch between car, bicycle and foot, although annoyingly distances are only given in kilometres and not miles.