Hazardous Driving Sites - Project Discussion

Interesting...

I'd like to submit the first entry..
CHICAGO.. all of it...

Ok I have finished breaking out the locations for the state of New York. It is linked in the first part of this thread.

Miss POI

Ok I have the State of Illinois up for you Dood;)

Miss POI

As I have been in most places. Also most cities rate most dangerous intersections as well.

Daniel

I looked for similar info some time ago, since State Farm used to publish something similar, but I guess they don't anymore.

I'd like to help with AZ, but I've been ill lately. I expect to be recovered by next week.

Krieger

Hi, miss poi!

This sounds like a really great idea.

First let me say that I have no experience in creating POI databases, don't have a whole lot of time, as I'm involved in some large projects right now, and when I do create POI databases, I think I'm going to start with something easier. I hope that's ok.

I was looking at the website you mentioned and think some of this is not going to be easy. I therefore have some questions. Excuse me if I'm asking stupid questions, like I said I don't have any experience yet.

I have been looking at the reports for a few states and would like to ask the following.

Michigan: Many of the listings for Michigan just say "MDOT" and don't list the county. How do you search for these roads and intersections, if you don't know what area they're in?

California: A lot of the stretches of highway listed are .2 mile sections of highway listed by milepost number. I don't know of any maps online where you can search highways by milepost number. How do you find these?

Nevada: The rural hazardous driving sites go also by mileposts. Some of these stretches are 25+ miles long. How do you put in the database multi-mile stretches of highway?

North Carolina: Lists nothing. There are links to a report and I get a page not found error on the NCDOT site.

Sounds like this is going to be a major undertaking!

We will use the easy data that is listed and find other sources later for the missing stuff. Right now I just want to get this source taken care of and then we can search elsewhere.

I know that the states that just the the mileposts are going to be too difficult to work with.

Miss POI

I was thinking about volunteering to cover Kentucky, but since the site doesn't list specific locations, just lengths of roads and numbers of fatalities. That would make mapping these rather difficult.

Just uploaded the New Jersey locations POI file.

Thanks for that I will have it up soon.

Miss POI

Here is a link to where Michigan info can be found: http://www.semcog.org/Data/Apps/highcrash.cfm

Miss POI

Looks good! That's a lot easier to go through than the original web site, although it just seems to include Southeast Michigan cities, and I think there are also hazardous roads in other areas.

Sometimes the city police websites have the data also.

Miss POI

A great POI file would be one that included areas (i.e.- neighborhoods) that one should avoid (gangs, shootings, etc.)--like the detour clark Griswald took in National Lampoons Vacation (GPS would've helped). Just a thought.

We have already had that discussion and we will not be posting information on POI Factory that could be seen as discrimination. This project is about high traffic accident areas only please.

Miss POI

I have found a link on the Kentucky state police site that is pretty user friendly.
http://crashinformationky.org/KCAP/KYOPS/SearchWizard.aspx

You need to show all searchable fields: then put in a date covering the last two years, the city name and then you can submit Query and figure out using the map what the high accident areas are;)

This will be a big project. I would start with the big cities and not worry about the little ones.

Miss POI

I saw the California project page. I have to agree with almost all of the Los Angeles intersections listed, and saw a few missing where there is major activity (such as rollovers and multi-car pileups) almost weekly.

I did not see an available POI file yet. Is there one in the works?

I am not at the status to maintain anything yet, I dont think, due to recent inactivity. All I can do is suggest some more intersections to add.

I am also only really up to date in the San Fernando Valley area as that is my stomping ground.

I do also know which freeway areas to avoid in the southland due to traffic congestion and accidents if that would help.

In a nutshell, there alot of loose nuts behind the wheel around here that think they are Mario Andretti in a tall SUV!!!

Swerving radically at high speeds + a Tall SUV = TipMeOver Special....AND injuries!

Vanman

great idea, very good thinking.