Shorter road vs faster road?

[Varaosa]

Yush, i just wondering what those mean when you select or have in navigator "shorter" or "faster" -road then, what's the difference between them & which one is really faster if they basicly use same road anyway?

[s7v7n]

No totally sure, but I would guess that Shorter means distance and Faster means time.

You might want to select each and see if there is a difference in the job description.

[DANEDANGER]

Common sense tells me this.

Shorter means less distance to travel thus beter chance to use less fuel and thus being cheaper in the running costs The faster road will put you mostly on straight ways and highways but will increase fuelflow and thus you have to stop to tank sooner increasing cost.

Its all up to you and more factors to decide what fits best per trip. Sometimes an faster will end up getting payed the best while on other occasions it might be visa versa

[Sandhill]

Originally posted by Varaosa:

what's the difference between them & which one is really faster if they basicly use same road anyway?

They will use the same road if shortest is also fastest, but different roads if one involves less distance traveled, while the other, due for example to higher allowed speeds, should get you to the destination sooner.

[TransylScania V8]

nice snowshoe Siamese. good question because any time I have compared the two it always shows the same route for both.

[Varaosa]

Originally posted by DaneDanger:

Common sense tells me this.

Shorter means less distance to travel thus beter chance to use less fuel and thus being cheaper in the running costs The faster road will put you mostly on straight ways and highways but will increase fuelflow and thus you have to stop to tank sooner increasing cost.

Its all up to you and more factors to decide what fits best per trip. Sometimes an faster will end up getting payed the best while on other occasions it might be visa versa

-I guess i can understand this diffrences with this answer. This faster route choice is meaby usual usefull when you have "busy" -transport so, i could safe my time then, even if that cost more fuel. Otherwise i can get shorter trip if i just use default "shorter" -road choise, thanks for the info. :3

[The Pitts]

Depending on the route chosen and the options you have set, faster may not necessarily be more expensive in terms of fuel. Cruising at 80 kph in top gear on a highway will be more fuel efficient than grinding up and down bendy back roads (which the shorter route might do, depending on your start and end points). Real world fuel usage is more about how far the pistons travel than how far the wheels do (although whether that matters in game depends on the realistic fuel consumption option).

The difference between the two is simply that one chooses the shortest route in terms of distance and the other the shortest in terms of time. Fuel shouldn't really factor in to which you choose - if you like driving the back routes then select Shorter, if you are happy hauling on the motorway choose Faster.

[Kobi Blade]

You guys all went out of the way, it has nothing to do with fuel.

The fastest road will take you through highways and such, and get you to the destination faster.

While the shortest road will focus on the shortest path, but you'll be driving slower through country and take longer to get to the destination.

In terms of fuel consumption, is unrelated, you can waste as much or more fuel in the shortest road, especially with all the shifts in speed and constant stopping (while highway you maintain stable RPMs most of the way).