Speed colors on map

Because they show different things. Red color usually indicates "more" or "higher". On Garmin activity maps you see pace/speed. Faster pace/speed is more red, slower is more green. On google maps you see not pace/speed but rather traffic intensity. Higher traffic is red, etc.

Thank you for your reply. 

Yes, red in Google maps means increased traffic but decreased speed. Which is the opposite in Garmin maps. 

No, it's not the opposite. Garmin doesn't show traffic, contrary to google. These are just two very different things.

I'm not referring to traffic, I'm referring to speed. Speed-wise it is the opposite. 

I understand, but the thing is google doesn't show speed, therefore google's colors are not the opposite to garmin's colors.

Yes, but when you see red in the Google map do you intuitively think fast or slow?

When I see red in google I intuitively think of high congestion. Moving speed in this context is indirect enough for me not to relate it with google's colors directly.

Why don't you ask google to invert colors, so that they make more sense if you want to interpret them as speed?

It's not that I "want" to interpret them as speed; it's the intuitive interpretation for me, and others I have queried about this. You are the exception so more power to ya : )

Thanks for the conversation, and watch your speed !

Thanks!

Are you also okay with their pace scale, where the vertical axis numerically decreases from bottom to top, like the example below? Typically that axis is the other way around where numbers increase from bottom to top? I really like my Garmin watch and just curious about a couple of the charts is all.

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