Comments on: The Weekly Carnage http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/07/the-weekly-carnage-68/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kara http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/07/the-weekly-carnage-68/comment-page-1/#comment-285931 Kara Thu, 27 Jan 2011 18:08:18 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/07/the-weekly-carnage-68/#comment-285931 all you hav eto do is hit Google news and search accidents and you'll get your weekly carnage.. :( all you hav eto do is hit Google news and search accidents and you’ll get your weekly carnage.. :(

]]> By: Holly http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/07/the-weekly-carnage-68/comment-page-1/#comment-46527 Holly Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:13:37 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/07/the-weekly-carnage-68/#comment-46527 This would be a sad venture to take over. This would be a sad venture to take over.

]]> By: Aaron Naparstek http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/07/the-weekly-carnage-68/comment-page-1/#comment-44454 Aaron Naparstek Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:47:35 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/07/the-weekly-carnage-68/#comment-44454 if anyone wants to step up and take it over, let me know. there's a job opening. if anyone wants to step up and take it over, let me know. there’s a job opening.

]]> By: galvo http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/07/the-weekly-carnage-68/comment-page-1/#comment-44452 galvo Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:10:32 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/07/the-weekly-carnage-68/#comment-44452 no more weekly carnage? too hard to keep up with ? scary no more weekly carnage?
too hard to keep up with ?
scary

]]> By: Steve http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/07/the-weekly-carnage-68/comment-page-1/#comment-41391 Steve Sun, 09 Dec 2007 19:09:39 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/07/the-weekly-carnage-68/#comment-41391 Additional pointers on helmet cams are found here: http://www.digave.com/videos/how.htm I certainly agree that Sony cameras are extremely durable, I have crashed mine several times and they still work. Additional pointers on helmet cams are found here:

http://www.digave.com/videos/how.htm

I certainly agree that Sony cameras are extremely durable, I have crashed mine several times and they still work.

]]> By: galvo http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/07/the-weekly-carnage-68/comment-page-1/#comment-41390 galvo Sun, 09 Dec 2007 17:32:39 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/07/the-weekly-carnage-68/#comment-41390 The Oregon scientific is ok for daytime use. The buttons are hard to work, but it is waterproof. there are a couple new ones becoming available, however they cost over 300 and I do not think they will be better than an archos dvr with a bullet camera. Bullet camera will also work with a http://store.neurostechnology.com/neuros-mpeg4-recorder-plus-p-29.html, obstacle is to make a battery pack for mobile use, no big deal. Decent bullet cam are waterproof and have better low light abilities, plus they are versatile, they can be hooked up to a camcorder or portable dvr. Cnet had a review on a portable self contained webcam. These webcam generations may work out as the best for crowd sourcing anti dangerous driver car cam , it has easy features to plug and upload to youtube for the non technical people. This would be great for the car commuters(no public transit in many areas), make it simple as possible to get the video online. Hopefully the newer models will have increased recording times. Hopefully as the demand increases , the manufactures will develop cameras specifically designed for carcam use and integrated with the new gps avaible. There is software available now that will link a a gps with carcam, footage so carcam speed can be displayed at time of incident,as a point of reference. i need to start working on linkable web pages to get a lot of the new camera users "how to" information up on the web and make it a collection point for incidents. have registered a couple domain names to use as start for this project. However I know nothing about web site building, my main goal is to get the info out there, I may start with a blog with links , as it seems to be the easiest to start with. i agree with the word accident, one of my peeves of media coverage. The acronym MVA is from medical jargon, like GSW. (Gun shot wound) it is already established in the ER/medical history /rehab jargon. with youtube any number of tags can be added, however for searching across youtube , unique identifiers give more specific results. The Oregon scientific is ok for daytime use. The buttons are hard to work, but it is waterproof. there are a couple new ones becoming available, however they cost over 300 and I do not think they will be better than an archos dvr with a bullet camera. Bullet camera will also work with a http://store.neurostechnology.com/neuros-mpeg4-recorder-plus-p-29.html, obstacle is to make a battery pack for mobile use, no big deal.
Decent bullet cam are waterproof and have better low light abilities, plus they are versatile, they can be hooked up to a camcorder or portable dvr.

Cnet had a review on a portable self contained webcam. These webcam generations may work out as the best for crowd sourcing anti dangerous driver car cam , it has easy features to plug and upload to youtube for the non technical people. This would be great for the car commuters(no public transit in many areas), make it simple as possible to get the video online. Hopefully the newer models will have increased recording times.
Hopefully as the demand increases , the manufactures will develop cameras specifically designed for carcam use and integrated with the new gps avaible. There is software available now that will link a a gps with carcam, footage so carcam speed can be displayed at time of incident,as a point of reference. i need to start working on linkable web pages to get a lot of the new camera users “how to” information up on the web and make it a collection point for incidents.
have registered a couple domain names to use as start for this project.
However I know nothing about web site building, my main goal is to get the info out there, I may start with a blog with links , as it seems to be the easiest to start with.
i agree with the word accident, one of my peeves of media coverage. The acronym MVA is from medical jargon, like GSW. (Gun shot wound) it is already established in the ER/medical history /rehab jargon.
with youtube any number of tags can be added, however for searching across youtube , unique identifiers give more specific results.

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/07/the-weekly-carnage-68/comment-page-1/#comment-41377 Jonathan Sat, 08 Dec 2007 23:35:16 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/07/the-weekly-carnage-68/#comment-41377 Great idea, Galvo, but may I suggest that "Stop MVC" is more appropriate, as what you propose to document are not motor vehicle accidents, e.g. car skidded on icy road, but motor vehicle crashes, e.g. driver ran the red light and hit the bicyclist. Great idea, Galvo, but may I suggest that “Stop MVC” is more appropriate, as what you propose to document are not motor vehicle accidents, e.g. car skidded on icy road, but motor vehicle crashes, e.g. driver ran the red light and hit the bicyclist.

]]> By: Vroomfondel http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/07/the-weekly-carnage-68/comment-page-1/#comment-41374 Vroomfondel Sat, 08 Dec 2007 21:41:52 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/07/the-weekly-carnage-68/#comment-41374 Galvo, Can you recommend a decent helmet/handlebar cam? I've been looking at the Oregon Scientific ATC 2K, but so far I've been holding off on purchasing it because the reviews are quite mixed. Galvo,
Can you recommend a decent helmet/handlebar cam? I’ve been looking at the Oregon Scientific ATC 2K, but so far I’ve been holding off on purchasing it because the reviews are quite mixed.

]]> By: galvo http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/07/the-weekly-carnage-68/comment-page-1/#comment-41370 galvo Sat, 08 Dec 2007 20:18:45 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/07/the-weekly-carnage-68/#comment-41370 the bicyclist was killed by a right hook bus http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/12/08/2007-12-08_senior_bicyclist_died_from_bus_collision.html the bicyclist was killed by a right hook bus
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/12/08/2007-12-08_senior_bicyclist_died_from_bus_collision.html

]]> By: galvo http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/07/the-weekly-carnage-68/comment-page-1/#comment-41352 galvo Sat, 08 Dec 2007 02:36:07 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/12/07/the-weekly-carnage-68/#comment-41352 couldn't find anything on am new york concerning the bicyclist hit by bus today, link is dead. I am working on a safe drivers project to start using carcams in vehicles to document the dangerous driving and drivers on the roadways. helmet cams are available from $99 that do a decent daytime job. upload them to youtube with dangerous driving tags, stopmva would be a good searchable tag. a couple simple ones i uploaded from a collision prone work zone in white plains http://youtube.com/watch?v=9A6_GXp-Ys0 i am sure if there is a demand, they will become more vehicle orientated. Technology is now available to crowd source the deadly drivers antics. Two generations of drivers need to be retrained, with a third sitting in the carseats watching mommy/daddy drive and use a cell phone. couldn’t find anything on am new york concerning the bicyclist hit by bus today, link is dead. I am working on a safe drivers project to start using carcams in vehicles to document the dangerous driving and drivers on the roadways. helmet cams are available from $99 that do a decent daytime job. upload them to youtube with dangerous driving tags, stopmva would be a good searchable tag. a couple simple ones i uploaded from a collision prone work zone in white plains
http://youtube.com/watch?v=9A6_GXp-Ys0
i am sure if there is a demand, they will become more vehicle orientated. Technology is now available to crowd source the deadly drivers antics. Two generations of drivers need to be retrained, with a third sitting in the carseats watching mommy/daddy drive and use a cell phone.

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