Bikeclicks.com's SafeRides map

I'm gonna bump this old article; it's one of the first posts we made here on Indy Cog so it didn't see much traffic, and I thought that it should get a little more. The weather is warming up, more cyclists are out and about, and more motorists have their windows down to yell at us.

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Bikeclicks.com has integrated with Google Maps to create what they call their Safe Rides Map. It allows users to report incidents with cars, dogs, what-have-you, so that other cyclists can be forewarned. If a pattern emerges of incidents and accidents on certain roads or areas, other cyclits can be informed to take a different route. So far, it's mainly Louisville that is being reported, but it'd be great to get some active Indy-based users on here sharing road info.

Go here to check it out.

Here is the write up from their page:

Bring us your Buzzings, Dog Chasings & Angry Drivers

Ever been "buzzed" by a car? Yelled at by an angry driver? What about getting chased by Kujo? No matter the incident, accident or worse, we think angry drivers, accidents and badly behaved dogs suck.

Now you can warn other cyclists about your on the road experiences using our Google Maps mashup that allows cyclsits to report incidents, accidents and even (god forbid) fatalities involving vehicles or dogs in one place. And the best part is, rather than leaving this useful information languishing on some police report or only griping about the incident to your riding buddies; you can share it with the entire community so we can all begin to get a clearer picture of what we all experience out there. That really bad corner where there always seems to be an issue with visibilty, or that neighborhood where the dogs have chased down dozens of cyclists, the daily random "angry driver rant" directed at cyclists, or the fact that you have indeed been "running the gauntlet" of morning commuting on that backroad you thought was safe.

So share up friends, and hopefully all of us will ride a little bit safer and better informed tomorrow.