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I am looking to set up something like this in my neighborhood. I have a pretty good angle frpmy house. We live on a narrow street with parks on either side, a c
by barbazoo 3y ago
I am looking to set up something like this in my neighborhood. I have a pretty good angle frpmy house. We live on a narrow street with parks on either side, a crosswalk, daycares, really a place where you want to pay attention and drive slowly. Yet every day I see people on their phones. I just don't get it. All it takes is one kid making a mistake and running on the road at the wrong moment. Happened couple of weeks ago at the crosswalk, luckily all three kids survived.
I'd like to set this up using off the shelf hardware to be able to demand more enforcement but also approach the people living here directly and if nothing helps. It's a heartbreaking situation that's waiting for something terrible to happen.
Edit: I'm a noob in some fields that are involved here (image classification, cameras, etc) so if anyone has a pointer for me, I'd greatly appreciate it
- hashstring 3y agoThere is an important issue to be fixed here, yes. It’s heartbreaking when this happens and I fully agree that there should be more checks in place to prevent this. However, I am very glad that I live in a country where you are not allowed to record and process this because it’s a violation of my privacy. I do not think that this is the solution.
- barbazoo 3y ago> I am very glad that I live in a country where you are not allowed to record and process this Hehe, I don't even know if I do but honestly I'd be happy to let it come to it. Sometimes it takes a little escalation to bring about change. For sure I'll have a look though to see what the law says here. I know how selfish I am here but I value my kids' and my community's kids safety higher than other people's privacy. And it's not that I'd publicize the footage. Not even the offenders'. Yet :) > I do not think that this is the solution. I can't wait for someone to implement a "solution" because that usually requires people actually dying.
- hashstring 3y agoI understand where you are coming from and it doesn’t read like your goal is selfish. Growing up my parents didn’t allow me near certain parts because of the risk of accidents, but I was fortunate enough to have a wide area to run around where it was much safer. Even if you know who the offenders are, it’s not always directly solving the problem. Take care and stay safe.
- carapace 3y agoWhat privacy? It's a public road?
- flangola7 3y agoJust because you're in public doesn't give someone the right to record you. That might be legal in some places but not everywhere would tolerate that.
- hashstring 3y agoI don’t live in a country where it’s as one-dimensional as: (public road) ⇒ ¬(privacy rights) and I value that.
- carapace 3y agoCome now, dressing your point in logical symbols doesn't make it less churlish. We're talking about people operating motor vehicles on a public taxpayer-funded way. Clearly the public has a right to see them do it? In California at least there are laws that limit how darkly you can tint your windows, because driver visibility is recognized as part of safe driving, eh?
- hashstring 3y agoWhat is your point? I am saying that the country where I live does not work that way and I am glad that it doesn’t. We’re not talking about _operating motor vehicles_. I am talking about the constant recording and processing of data captured in public places without a permit. Privacy is not one-dimensional and it should not be.