I got a couple of responses to my request for a Close Calls Map. The first was this tool on communitywalk.com (a pretty good website in it's own right). I like the site and the way it looks, with the bigger map and info balloons. It's a little easier to use and you can define what kind of incident it was.
The other one I got was on routeslipper. I can't figure out how to zoom it in on DC or how to remove a bad report (as you'll see).
Anyway, play around with these and let me know which you like better. You'll need to login to get access to either one. Once we pick one, I'll link to it from this site and then we can start to track collisions. This can help us to determine dangerous intersections and locations, which will help us to fix them.
I zoomed in by typing "Washington, DC" in the Quick Zoom box.
Posted by: Bonzai Buckaroo | July 28, 2007 at 03:13 PM
Right, what I meant was how to make that the default view, so that I didn't have to zoom it in every time.
Posted by: washcycle | July 28, 2007 at 04:24 PM
What about Google's My Maps? Is it too simplistic?
Posted by: Toffer Peak | July 28, 2007 at 04:26 PM
Just a thought:
If one of the purposes of the map is to inform law enforcement of dangerous intersections, it might be worth adding a category to the three (serious injury, moderate injury,
collision no injury) already present, such as "cars running red lights". This is especially true on intersections where designated bike lanes and bike paths cross roads where there is a light. On my daily commute, I see cars running the same red light day after day. It would seem these are areas in need of enforcement.
Posted by: Jan | July 30, 2007 at 04:15 PM
Hmmm. I'm not sure of its utility to identify where drivers break the law since it's going to be a little one sided, but people can certainly add in who violated the law.
Posted by: washcycle | July 30, 2007 at 05:04 PM