Walk to School Hall of Shame Web Site is Up (was The D-SLR as anIntimidatation Tool to Bad Drivers)

Since I only started this project a few weeks ago, and school ends
today, I don't have much up here yet. I'll add more starting in August.

"Steven M. Scharf" wrote in message
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Since I only started this project a few weeks ago, and school ends
today, I don't have much up here yet. I'll add more starting in August.

Not that it's in any way relevant to us here in the UK, does this wonderful
site have such a thing as a URL?
Hannah.

Argh, sorry.

URL is http://nordicgroup.us/wtshos

"Steven M. Scharf" wrote in message
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Since I only started this project a few weeks ago, and school ends today,
I don't have much up here yet. I'll add more starting in August.

Nice idea mate!

The only -ve thing is that the images are chuffing massive!! I'm on a
2.2Mbps connection and they still take ages to appear...

I'm glad you provoked a response from an idiot driver too!

Craig.

In article .com,
Scharf-DCA wrote:
Argh, sorry.

URL is http://nordicgroup.us/wtshos

Might I suggest a polarizing filter, so the driver is easier to
see through the window reflections? That might have more impact.

Good Luck,
DoN.

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Craig Marston wrote:
"Steven M. Scharf" wrote in message
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Since I only started this project a few weeks ago, and school ends today,
I don't have much up here yet. I'll add more starting in August.


Nice idea mate!

The only -ve thing is that the images are chuffing massive!! I'm on a
2.2Mbps connection and they still take ages to appear...

Sorry, I corrected this. I decreased the size and quality of the JPEGs,
and cropped them.

Dontcha just love these dozy stupid wimmin and their pig ignorant drivin?

Great site...next time some dozy bint stops you and hassles you about taking
her picture tell her it could be worse you could be photographing her
driving over a 7 yo corpse or shooting her with a .357

"Steven M. Scharf" wrote in message
ink.net...
Since I only started this project a few weeks ago, and school ends today,
I don't have much up here yet. I'll add more starting in August.

"Steven M. Scharf" wrote:

Since I only started this project a few weeks ago, and school ends
today, I don't have much up here yet. I'll add more starting in August.

I hope your site doesn't get you sued, or anything, but good on you for
taking a stand.

One point about the pictures strikes me, though, and that's the
placement of the crosswalk, dead in line with the approaching
sidewalks. This configuration has some inherent problems, like not
really giving enough room for vehicles to complete the turn before being
confronted with the crossing. Immediately prior, their minds are not on
the crosswalk, they are still evaluating the main road traffic as they
make the turn, and if they do stop before the crossing, their tail is
sticking out into the traffic stream. I can see drivers would want to
get their vehicle around the corner before they stop, and then they are
over the crossing.

Likewise, cars emerging from the side street cannot properly get a view
of the main road without stopping partly on the crossing.

The real problem here is the crosswalk placement. It should be at least
a vehicle length or more from the corner, which would remove the above
problems. Here in New Zealand, they tend to do this, with the crossings
placed about 5 to 10 metres from the corner - except with
lights-controlled crossings/intersections, where the crossings are in
line with the sidewalks. The law also says that you must use a
crosswalk if you are within 50 ft /15 metres of a marked crosswalk, and
if you just bowl across the corner, you can be ticketed for jaywalking.

Perhaps you could give this a bit of thought, and over the holidays, get
the city officials to move the crossing. Sell the idea as a trial, or
something.

Colin

Colin D wrote:

"Steven M. Scharf" wrote:

Since I only started this project a few weeks ago, and school ends
today, I don't have much up here yet. I'll add more starting in August.


I hope your site doesn't get you sued, or anything, but good on you for
taking a stand.

One point about the pictures strikes me, though, and that's the
placement of the crosswalk, dead in line with the approaching
sidewalks. This configuration has some inherent problems, like not
really giving enough room for vehicles to complete the turn before being
confronted with the crossing. Immediately prior, their minds are not on
the crosswalk, they are still evaluating the main road traffic as they
make the turn, and if they do stop before the crossing, their tail is
sticking out into the traffic stream. I can see drivers would want to
get their vehicle around the corner before they stop, and then they are
over the crossing.

Likewise, cars emerging from the side street cannot properly get a view
of the main road without stopping partly on the crossing.

The real problem here is the crosswalk placement. It should be at least
a vehicle length or more from the corner, which would remove the above
problems. Here in New Zealand, they tend to do this, with the crossings
placed about 5 to 10 metres from the corner - except with
lights-controlled crossings/intersections, where the crossings are in
line with the sidewalks. The law also says that you must use a
crosswalk if you are within 50 ft /15 metres of a marked crosswalk, and
if you just bowl across the corner, you can be ticketed for jaywalking.

Perhaps you could give this a bit of thought, and over the holidays, get
the city officials to move the crossing. Sell the idea as a trial, or
something.

Colin


I'll bet not many blind pedestrians would support this idea.

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email reply - I am not a 'ten'

Since I only started this project a few weeks ago, and school ends today,
I don't have much up here yet. I'll add more starting in August.

4 or 5 years ago I put up this page- www.ChainReaction.com/schools.htm, in
response to the total mayhem at our nearby elementary school. Our schools
are becoming transit stations, with lunatics everywhere! I agree, great
places to get photos of people doing stupid things. Too bad you didn't post
before the end of the school year, as it would have given me a fun project
for my new toy (Rebel XT with 17-85).

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com