diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 7dd3746..e04b4f6 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 //! It is thus advisable to pay careful attention to the order of the coordinates you use for encoding and decoding.
 
 use geo_types::{Coord, LineString};
-use std::{char, cmp};
+use std::char;
 
 const MIN_LONGITUDE: f64 = -180.0;
 const MAX_LONGITUDE: f64 = 180.0;
@@ -35,31 +35,18 @@ fn scale(n: f64, factor: i32) -> i64 {
     scaled.round() as i64
 }
 
-// Bounds checking for input values
-fn check<T>(to_check: T, bounds: (T, T)) -> Result<T, T>
-where
-    T: cmp::PartialOrd + Copy,
-{
-    match to_check {
-        to_check if bounds.0 <= to_check && to_check <= bounds.1 => Ok(to_check),
-        _ => Err(to_check),
-    }
-}
-
-fn encode(current: f64, previous: f64, factor: i32, output: &mut String) -> Result<(), String> {
-    let current = scale(current, factor);
-    let previous = scale(previous, factor);
-    let mut coordinate = (current - previous) << 1;
-    if (current - previous) < 0 {
-        coordinate = !coordinate;
+fn encode(delta: i64, output: &mut String) -> Result<(), String> {
+    let mut value = delta << 1;
+    if value < 0 {
+        value = !value;
     }
-    while coordinate >= 0x20 {
-        let from_char = char::from_u32(((0x20 | (coordinate & 0x1f)) + 63) as u32)
+    while value >= 0x20 {
+        let from_char = char::from_u32(((0x20 | (value & 0x1f)) + 63) as u32)
             .ok_or("Couldn't convert character")?;
         output.push(from_char);
-        coordinate >>= 5;
+        value >>= 5;
     }
-    let from_char = char::from_u32((coordinate + 63) as u32).ok_or("Couldn't convert character")?;
+    let from_char = char::from_u32((value + 63) as u32).ok_or("Couldn't convert character")?;
     output.push(from_char);
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -83,16 +70,29 @@ where
     let factor: i32 = base.pow(precision);
 
     let mut output = String::new();
-    let mut b = Coord { x: 0.0, y: 0.0 };
+    let mut previous = Coord { x: 0, y: 0 };
+
+    for (i, next) in coordinates.into_iter().enumerate() {
+        if !(MIN_LATITUDE..MAX_LATITUDE).contains(&next.y) {
+            return Err(format!(
+                "Invalid latitude: {lat} at position {i}",
+                lat = next.y
+            ));
+        }
+        if !(MIN_LONGITUDE..MAX_LONGITUDE).contains(&next.x) {
+            return Err(format!(
+                "Invalid longitude: {lon} at position {i}",
+                lon = next.x
+            ));
+        }
 
-    for (i, a) in coordinates.into_iter().enumerate() {
-        check(a.y, (MIN_LATITUDE, MAX_LATITUDE))
-            .map_err(|e| format!("Latitude error at position {0}: {1}", i, e))?;
-        check(a.x, (MIN_LONGITUDE, MAX_LONGITUDE))
-            .map_err(|e| format!("Longitude error at position {0}: {1}", i, e))?;
-        encode(a.y, b.y, factor, &mut output)?;
-        encode(a.x, b.x, factor, &mut output)?;
-        b = a;
+        let scaled_next = Coord {
+            x: scale(next.x, factor),
+            y: scale(next.y, factor),
+        };
+        encode(scaled_next.y - previous.y, &mut output)?;
+        encode(scaled_next.x - previous.x, &mut output)?;
+        previous = scaled_next;
     }
     Ok(output)
 }