While most of the road travels are smooth and easy, there are the difficult ones as well. And especially if you’re travelling with family on long road trips, you definitely want to be a bit extra cautious to ensure that the travel remains as close to the plan!
I wasn’t an active contributor to Google Map unless I ran into one of those bad travels wherein my car started facing all sorts of issues. My car suddenly caught multiple issues and there was no way I could find a Maruti Authorized Service center for fixing my car. After a lot of local talking I got directed to one of the Maruti Authorized Service station in Ahmedabad who were able to fix the issue I had in my car. So that was the point I felt a need to contribute to Google Maps so that it could be of help to more people in similar situation.
Once that issue got fixed and I started 500 Km journey way back to Mumbai from Ahmedabad, I made it a point to capture and share as many service centers as possible with their address, photo, working hours and services offered. Post this incident, sharing on Google Map has become one of the activity which is part of daily routine and not just travels.