Real-time drive
Drive route with angles

Drive route with angles shows the angle of the road so you can quickly see whether a road is steep or not. This is great to know if you're riding a bike and may even come in handy when driving electric vehicles.

Select a Real-time drive from the following drop-down list and then click Show Real-time drive to show the Real-time drive on the map. Below the map click on the Watch Real-time drive Video to watch the Real-time drive video on YouTube if one is available.

Background

When I created Real-time drive my aim was to show a map of the route taken. This makes it easier to see which roads were driven on. I then linked the location on the route back to the location in the YouTube video (if available). I started to think I'd really like to see the angle of the road since I ride a bike and want to avoid roads with steep hills and so this map was born.

Using Real-time drive

Real-time drive starts and displays the latest real-time drive.at your location. Select a Real-time drive from the list and click Show Real-time drive to show the route for the Real-time drive. The read-time drive is centred on the map. Zoom in and out to see the level of detail you require.

After selecting a Real-time drive and clicking Show Real-time drive a link to the Real-time drive video will appear below the map. Click on the link to watch the video in YouTube if a video is available.

The multi-coloured line is the real-time drive route with the following colours representing the angle of the road.

——  Less than or equal -9°
——  Greater than -9° to -6°
——  Greater than -6° to -3°
——  Greater than -3° to 0°
——  Greater than 0° to 3°
——  Greater than 3° to 6°
——  Greater than 6° to 9°
——  Greater than 9°

• Use the zoom in and zoom out buttons to zoom in or out of the map. You can also zoom in and out using a pinching motion on your touch screen.
  
  
• Reposition the map by dragging the map with your mouse or finger.
  
  
• Click/press anywhere on the Real-time drive route and the video start time will change to near where you've pressed. Also shown is the distance from the start of the drive and the angle of the road.
  
  
• If you've been watching the video of a Real-time drive and would like to check the location, note the time on the video and then click on the Real-time drive route until the video start time is near the time in the video.
  
  
• NOTE: YouTube often starts videos on a lower quality a then adjusts. To get around this perhaps start the video around a minute before the section you're interested in. Rewind if necessary. Also select the highest video setting available in YouTube for the video so you get the best experience from the video.

 
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