Re^2: Perl Street Map Server

Still wildly offtopic ,)
I dunno how it is in the US, but radio shows here have free phone-in lines, where you can report where the speed traps have been set up. Presumably condoned by the authorities.

My take on this is that the whole point of the exercise is to get people to slow down. People who KNOW where a speed trap is, will slow down for it. So, purpose achieved! This makes it a good project to me.

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Re^3: Perl Street Map Server by Anonymous Monk on Nov 26, 2004 at 15:36 UTC
Yeah but now the more irresponsible ones will speed in areas where they know they won't be caught. I don't think it's a legal issue, but an ethics issue; I would feel pretty uneasy doing this. Although I always wanted to implement a mapquest-like image generator - I went as far as downloading GIS files! :) Anyway, sorry for OT.	[reply]
Re^4: Perl Street Map Server by Anonymous Monk on Nov 26, 2004 at 20:47 UTC
The idea is to trap these freaks with another trap. No radio show can report all speed traps. Of course the show could mention "Speed traps in L.A.", but who doesn't know that already?	[reply]