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Were they exclusively using Twitter, or offering it as one of many channels so people could choose how to receive info? The former is a terrible idea, the latte

Were they exclusively using Twitter, or offering it as one of many channels so people could choose how to receive info? The former is a terrible idea, the latter is great (until things change). I frequently drive a sometimes closed section of road with flashing “tune to AM 560 for road info” signs. It would be great if there were “follow DOT on [service]” options.

JTon 3y ago
Doubtful. Canada has emergency alert systems in place over AM and FM radio, over Broadcast TV, and over SMS/cellphone. Those are the systems I'm aware of, but there may be more.
- katbyte 3y ago
  In bc there is drivebc which is the source of truth for road conditions (with webcams) There are also status pages for bcferries translink and wildfires Wildfires has a webpage https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/map https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/map An app, and a map https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/f0ac328d88c74d07aa2ee385abe2a41b https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/f0ac328d88c74d07aa2ee...
e-shrdlu 3y ago
It looks like they had a website too, but most people went to twitter for updates