How to know if your driver is taking you from wrong route?

While using the public transport services like cabs, autos etc we often suspect that the driver is taking you to from the different route and we end up paying lot more than what the actual fare to that destination as the driver take you from the long route.

Google has come up with a solution using which you get the alert on your smartphone if your driver took the different or a wrong route hence making you safer while using the public transport services. This new feature of Google is helpful when you are travelling to a new place and doesn't really on the cab driver. 

To enable this feature you have to follow the below steps in you Google Maps app.

1. Open Google Maps.
   

   
2. Enter the destination address and tap on directions button.
   

   
3. Now select the driving route and click on Stay Safer Icon at the bottom and click on Get off-route alerts to enable off route alerts on your smartphone.
   

   
   

   

     

Using the above steps you can stay alert while using the public transport services on a new place.