With all due respect to the developers/promoters of this, I do not get it. 1 - overlapping - We all know where motorists tend to overlap (Waiyaki Way from Lion place all the way to Old Safaricom house, Lower Kabete Road near Sarit Centre, the deceleration lane after brookside drive, etc) - that remains constant given the fixed nature of roads. How does this help? 2 - Speeding - this is a variable in the sense that it has nothing to do with location rather the driver and the time of day and traffic conditions. It may happen along the 200 stretch of road outside the Mall/Bus stage - or it may happen between kangemi and ABC Place - again, how is this useful? 3 - How to Report 1. By sending an email toalert@overlap.co.ke 2. By sending a tweet with the hashtag/s*overlapKE* 3. By filling this form <http://www.overlap.co.ke/reports/submit/> I do not think I need to explain - perhaps a passenger can take their eyes off the road to key in this info but a driver SHOULD not - and if its not real time info, then its no good. 4 - Defective/unroadworthy car - I'd rather have real time info on serious accidents (trailer lying across the road from 0900....or road closed for construction/etc etc - that unroadworthy car will move off the road or get towed eventually.... As a tax payer, one thing I would not mind seeing is reports of GK vehicles being driven after hours or on the weekend (at least for any whistle blowing value that may have). Also car jacking black spots. I also have concerns on how the reporting is moderated - what is to stop someone submitting false information. I recall pointing out this particular aspect to one of the developers/founders of Ushahidi - esp any affect that may have had on perpetrating PEV and helping the mobs know where to avoid or where to go... On 7 February 2011 14:17, Norman Boinett <nboinett@gmail.com> wrote:
I came across this site Overlap.co.ke <http://www.overlap.co.ke/> ( #overlapKE ) posted by Bankelele I think it is a great idea and it definitely needs our support. it helps rank serial over-lappers it also points out over-lapping hot-spots.
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