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I'm working with my neighbors to petition the city to add traffic calming measures (e.g. speed bumps, one way roads) to my street. I'm also hoping to turn it into a bit of a research project. Does anyone know of any tools to monitor or even automate data collection of the speeds of cars, number of cars going by, how many actually stop at intersections/stop signs, etc? If we're successful with the petition, I think it would be nice to be able to present some data from before and after the traffic calming measures are put in place. Thank you in advance!

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[-] mondoman712@lemmy.ml 20 points 8 months ago

There's telraam, or you could go a more DIY route.

[-] Boozilla@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago

Would a trail cam work? Also, some localities will do a study for you if you can convince them it's necessary. I emailed my county once about a dangerous intersection near an elementary school, and they performed a study a few weeks later. They put those air hoses across the road. Try to frame it as a safety hazard when you talk to them.

[-] leanleft@lemmy.ml 8 points 8 months ago

if you live in a city then they should do this for you. alot of cities have open data. if they dont.. the probably still have the data they just dont want to share it with you.

[-] cynar@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

Depending on your technical ability, it might be worth looking at something like this.

https://github.com/jthomas/ai-speed-camera

A camera aimed at the road can be used to gather numbers and speeds.

Proviso, I've not actually played with this one. It's a comparatively easy task for AI however, so I'd be surprised if there weren't several options.

[-] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 5 points 8 months ago

automate data collection of the speeds of cars, number of cars going by

My garmin bike computer + garmin varia radar can do this.

how many actually stop at intersections/stop signs

The thing about cars actually stopping will require either a video camera with a review of the footage afterwards, or a live volunteer.

[-] ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org -1 points 8 months ago

I don't know about where you live, but where I live this is pretty illegal. I don't like cars either, but you should not be recording the public street in any way whatsoever, even if you only analyze it with a program but don't write it to disk.

This is bad for not just motorists but everyone else. Don't do this.

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