Add a routing preference called “Prefer Major Roads” or “More Predictable Route.”

The app frequently recommends rural two-lane roads, neighborhood streets or poorly serviced back roads to save less than one or two minutes. These theoretical savings are often erased by farm equipment, school buses, slow vehicles, no-passing zones, poor pavement, difficult intersections or temporary delays that the routing model cannot predict.

Please allow users to select a tolerance such as:

“Prefer divided highways and major roads when they add no more than 3, 5, 10 or 15 minutes.”

The route calculation could consider:

• Road classification and number of lanes
• Divided versus undivided roads
• Passing opportunities
• Historical speed variability
• Road surface and width
• Cellular coverage and nearby services
• Lighting and intersection complexity
• Known crash patterns, where reliable data is available

This would be especially valuable for families, young drivers, older drivers, commercial travelers, recreational vehicles and drivers traveling through unfamiliar areas.

The goal is not necessarily the shortest or theoretically fastest route. It is the most predictable, comfortable and appropriate route within the user’s chosen time tolerance.