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I agree with the premise of the article, but commuting by bike and looking in to people’s cars the #1 distraction for drivers moving and stationary remains the

I agree with the premise of the article, but commuting by bike and looking in to people’s cars the #1 distraction for drivers moving and stationary remains the mobile phone. If for example, police would prosecute based on submitted footage and paid out a small amount of the fine say 10% as bounty in the short term I’d be making more money on my commute than at my day job.

grepfru_it 4y ago
I am trying to figure out a way to monetize disruptive traffic enforcement technology in exactly this method. Not only do I find mobile phones to be the #1 distraction, but people speed through my kid heavy neighborhood without a care in the world. Would love to Uber-ize traffic enforcement. My current thought is to just barrage police tips line with traffic infractions and force communities to reckon with the onslaught of data. I do know speed cameras in several cities do profit sharing with the camera operators, so this could be a minor change to crowdsourcing enforcement. If you want to work on this with me, let me know!
- bognition 4y ago
  > but people speed through my kid heavy neighborhood without a care in the world. Would love to Uber-ize traffic enforcement Same and my neighborhood doesn’t have side walks. I’ve started walking down the center of the street. For my friends and neighbors I step aside and we chat. For “outsiders” I don’t move out of their way. If they’re very aggressive I start a conversation. In the end they know I know who they are and they and often slow down. I would hate to have some independent entity enforcing traffic on my neighborhood. It would destroy the sense of community. Instead I do my part to claim the roads for my kids and family.
  - coupdejarnac 4y ago
    This approach of inviting confrontation is bound to backfire eventually. The outsiders don't know if you're a Karen high on a power trip or just high.
    - bognition 4y ago
      Potentially, but I great them with a smile and ask them to respect my streets. So far its worked well.
      - Forgeties79 4y ago
        I admire the initiative and “kill them kindness” mentality but man…all it takes is one person to pull a gun in a fit of rage.
- jackvalentine 4y ago
  I wish you well. However unless you can reach absolute critical mass so drivers are constantly scared of being caught I don’t think it’ll do much. Fixing bad driving through neighbourhoods isn’t a matter of enforcing people who misbehave, it’s a matter of re-designing the streets to make it so people can’t, or don’t feel its safe to do so. This is called ‘traffic calming’ and is commonly done by reducing the width of the road, installing barriers and planter boxes to discourage speeding etc. https://www.transportation.gov/mission/health/Traffic-Calming-to-Slow-Vehicle-Speeds https://www.transportation.gov/mission/health/Traffic-Calmin...
  - grepfru_it 4y ago
    Imagine how quickly these traffic calming interventions would be deployed if the community received an overwhelming deluge of reported driving infractions...
    - jackvalentine 4y ago
      I don’t think they would be. People who live in these areas already know how badly drivers behave. The system more-or-less is working as ‘intended’ and anything that might undermine the hegemony of cars or even just slow them down faces massive pushback.
      - landemva 4y ago
        Traffc lights stop cars for minutes, and most drivers don't seem to care or don't know there are alternatives which are faster and typically safer. Traffic planners are just set in their ways.
        jackvalentine 4y ago
        Drivers hate traffic lights, try introducing them for pedestrian crossings in neighbourhoods and you’ll see :) But they’re generally accepted because they’ve been part of the furniture for a hundred years. Try reducing the traffic lane down to one or blocking off the middle of a suburban street to stop rat runners and you’ll see people be absolutely furious.

grepfru_it 4y ago

I am trying to figure out a way to monetize disruptive traffic enforcement technology in exactly this method. Not only do I find mobile phones to be the #1 distraction, but people speed through my kid heavy neighborhood without a care in the world. Would love to Uber-ize traffic enforcement. My current thought is to just barrage police tips line with traffic infractions and force communities to reckon with the onslaught of data. I do know speed cameras in several cities do profit sharing with the camera operators, so this could be a minor change to crowdsourcing enforcement. If you want to work on this with me, let me know!

bognition 4y ago
> but people speed through my kid heavy neighborhood without a care in the world. Would love to Uber-ize traffic enforcement Same and my neighborhood doesn’t have side walks. I’ve started walking down the center of the street. For my friends and neighbors I step aside and we chat. For “outsiders” I don’t move out of their way. If they’re very aggressive I start a conversation. In the end they know I know who they are and they and often slow down. I would hate to have some independent entity enforcing traffic on my neighborhood. It would destroy the sense of community. Instead I do my part to claim the roads for my kids and family.
- coupdejarnac 4y ago
  This approach of inviting confrontation is bound to backfire eventually. The outsiders don't know if you're a Karen high on a power trip or just high.
  - bognition 4y ago
    Potentially, but I great them with a smile and ask them to respect my streets. So far its worked well.
    - Forgeties79 4y ago
      I admire the initiative and “kill them kindness” mentality but man…all it takes is one person to pull a gun in a fit of rage.
jackvalentine 4y ago
I wish you well. However unless you can reach absolute critical mass so drivers are constantly scared of being caught I don’t think it’ll do much. Fixing bad driving through neighbourhoods isn’t a matter of enforcing people who misbehave, it’s a matter of re-designing the streets to make it so people can’t, or don’t feel its safe to do so. This is called ‘traffic calming’ and is commonly done by reducing the width of the road, installing barriers and planter boxes to discourage speeding etc. https://www.transportation.gov/mission/health/Traffic-Calming-to-Slow-Vehicle-Speeds https://www.transportation.gov/mission/health/Traffic-Calmin...
- grepfru_it 4y ago
  Imagine how quickly these traffic calming interventions would be deployed if the community received an overwhelming deluge of reported driving infractions...
  - jackvalentine 4y ago
    I don’t think they would be. People who live in these areas already know how badly drivers behave. The system more-or-less is working as ‘intended’ and anything that might undermine the hegemony of cars or even just slow them down faces massive pushback.
    - landemva 4y ago
      Traffc lights stop cars for minutes, and most drivers don't seem to care or don't know there are alternatives which are faster and typically safer. Traffic planners are just set in their ways.
      - jackvalentine 4y ago
        Drivers hate traffic lights, try introducing them for pedestrian crossings in neighbourhoods and you’ll see :) But they’re generally accepted because they’ve been part of the furniture for a hundred years. Try reducing the traffic lane down to one or blocking off the middle of a suburban street to stop rat runners and you’ll see people be absolutely furious.