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From: Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@online.fr>
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Bruce A. Mah wrote:
> > This is usually modified by the desire to choose a route that includes the
> > fewest number of left turns possible (since right turns are cheaper than
> > left turns, time-wise, and complexity-wise - you can make a right turn on
> > red for crying out loud)
> 
> Not in .uk, .hk, or .au (or any other country where people drive on the 
> left side of the road).  :-)

And not in New York either, even though people drive on the right
(also applies to many places in Europe, I think)

I do plan out my trips, including short walks to the water fountain.
But I probably don't calculate in detail: I tend to take the nearest
turn each way, so in a situation like this

--------W--
|         |
|         |
|         |
--O--------

to go from office (O) to water (W) and back, I do a clockwise circuit
rather than judge which route is shorter and retrace the same route
back
 
Rahul