I'd never bet my life on any map. If it's really cold, after dark, or a remote location ... and if you don't have provisioning for everyone in case of vehicle failure ... it's a good idea to stay on well-travelled routes. Even then ... you never know ....
To get to the in-laws place for Xmas, I used to drive my family on a good highway, but it went through a 50-mile-wide frozen swamp with little traffic on it. Year after year. So risky ... suppose I hit a deer. Now I wonder why in the hell I did that.
All maps are going to have limits - computer maps just moreso - overtrust is always unwarranted.
To get to the in-laws place for Xmas, I used to drive my family on a good highway, but it went through a 50-mile-wide frozen swamp with little traffic on it. Year after year. So risky ... suppose I hit a deer. Now I wonder why in the hell I did that.
All maps are going to have limits - computer maps just moreso - overtrust is always unwarranted.