Re: [Tagging] Tagging dangerous intersections

On Tue, Nov 10, 2015 at 3:24 AM, Kieron Thwaites wrote: > Hi, > > I recently passed through an intersection in a particularly dodgy part > of town that actually had warning signs up, warning motorists that > said intersection is a hotspot for "smash and grab"

Re: [Tagging] Tagging dangerous intersections

On Tue, 10 Nov 2015 11:24:13 +0200 Kieron Thwaites wrote: > Hi, > > I recently passed through an intersection in a particularly dodgy part > of town that actually had warning signs up, warning motorists that > said intersection is a hotspot for "smash and grab"

Re: [Tagging] Tagging dangerous intersections

On 2015-11-10 10:24, Kieron Thwaites wrote : > Hi, > > I recently passed through an intersection in a particularly dodgy part > of town that actually had warning signs up, warning motorists that > said intersection is a hotspot for "smash and grab" robberies. (If > anyone is interested, it's on

[Tagging] Tagging dangerous intersections

Hi, I recently passed through an intersection in a particularly dodgy part of town that actually had warning signs up, warning motorists that said intersection is a hotspot for "smash and grab" robberies. (If anyone is interested, it's on Google Streetview too: https://goo.gl/maps/kYkdMR9Kmpk)

Re: [Tagging] Tagging dangerous intersections

> On Nov 11, 2015, at 1:15 AM, Mateusz Konieczny wrote: > > For start, traffic sign itself may be also mapped. It would also make > clear that hazard (or other method to tag this) is based on something > verifiable, not opinion of the mapper. Sounds like a similar

Re: [Tagging] Tagging dangerous intersections

The situation you describe is a social hazard, and if continued it would lead to mapping social hotspots in general, which would be a very controversial issue, that could be seen as discrimination by people living there. In larger towns you see lots of warnings, e.g. pickpocketing in crowded