Get your riding route fixed
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Get your riding route fixed
Postby nexus8 » Thu Nov 25, 2010 10:30 am
I've been annoyed by a lump of concrete in the middle of the bike lane on Canterbury Rd in Melbourne for ages, so the other day I took a photo of it with Snap Send Solve and it got sent off to the council.
That afternoon I got an email from some road engineering company saying it was being actioned and the next morning on my ride I noticed it was gone!
Anyone else have any experiences with it?
Heres the website for the app - http://snapsendsolve.com
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Re: Get your riding route fixed
Postby trailgumby » Thu Nov 25, 2010 10:39 am
... and almost straight out of David Brin's 1990's sci-fi novel Earth.
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Re: Get your riding route fixed
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Re: Get your riding route fixed
Postby DrJay » Mon Nov 29, 2010 3:32 pm
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Re: Get your riding route fixed
Postby Aushiker » Thu Dec 02, 2010 8:28 pm
Thanks for sharing. Looks like a cool application but I notice it does not have a button for reporting glass, probably the most common hazard for cyclists. That said will have to give a go for sure.
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Re: Get your riding route fixed
Postby rhancock » Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:20 pm
Nearly makes it worth buying an iphone.
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Postby Aushiker » Tue Dec 07, 2010 7:03 pm
Got to play with the program this morning to report a hazard. Was quite easy to use and fairly quick. Much easier than making a note of the details for reporting later on. All done on the spot.
Mind you no response from the Council, City of Stirling!
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Re: Get your riding route fixed
Postby kling » Wed May 18, 2011 4:36 pm
Hi Nexus8,nexus8 wrote:Has anyone else used the iPhone app Snap Send Solve to report problems with bike lanes?
I've been annoyed by a lump of concrete in the middle of the bike lane on Canterbury Rd in Melbourne for ages, so the other day I took a photo of it with Snap Send Solve and it got sent off to the council.
That afternoon I got an email from some road engineering company saying it was being actioned and the next morning on my ride I noticed it was gone!
Anyone else have any experiences with it?
Heres the website for the app - http://snapsendsolve.com
I've found SnapSendSolve very useful. Agree with Aushiker that City of Stirling Council can be slow to respond.
Recently been informed that there is a cross platform [iphone/android/blackberry] app called NeatStreets (also free). This app meshes in with the site http://www.neatstreets.com.au/ and publicly displays the location of issues on googlemaps, which does make it easier to followup response/lack thereof.
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Postby Aushiker » Wed May 18, 2011 4:44 pm
Thanks for the heads up on Neat Street. Just downloaded it. I have been missing Snap Send Solve since I moved to the Android platform. BTW I have found a marked improvement with the City of Stirling and the City of Joondalup has well and truly taken their place as the "offender of choice."kling wrote:I've found SnapSendSolve very useful. Agree with Aushiker that City of Stirling Council can be slow to respond.
Recently been informed that there is a cross platform [iphone/android/blackberry] app called NeatStreets (also free). This app meshes in with the site http://www.neatstreets.com.au/ and publicly displays the location of issues on googlemaps, which does make it easier to followup response/lack thereof.
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Oh I understand that the Snap Send Solve are working on a major update as well.
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Re: Get your riding route fixed
Postby jules21 » Thu May 19, 2011 3:53 pm
how would you ever get caught in one? the grates are oriented perpendicular to the direction of travelEvetsllub wrote:What about taking photos of all the drainage grates in the city and getting them replaced with something that a road bike tyre doesnt fit nicely in?
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Postby Aushiker » Thu May 19, 2011 4:03 pm
Maybe in your area they are, but not always the case here in Perth. I have reported a few over the past few years.jules21 wrote:how would you ever get caught in one? the grates are oriented perpendicular to the direction of travelEvetsllub wrote:What about taking photos of all the drainage grates in the city and getting them replaced with something that a road bike tyre doesnt fit nicely in?
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Re: Get your riding route fixed
Postby jules21 » Thu May 19, 2011 4:05 pm
that's unbelievable..Aushiker wrote:Maybe in your area they are, but not always the case here in Perth. I have reported a few over the past few years.
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Postby Aushiker » Thu May 19, 2011 5:01 pm
Not really ... Councils need to know that they need fixing; they can't see everything ... so whilst most have been fixed, the odd one got missed from what I have seen and if people don't report these things then they may still there. I have reported all the road ones I have seen, but heck I have been criticised in these forums for reporting hazards so you know I am not that surprised by it all.jules21 wrote:that's unbelievable..Aushiker wrote:Maybe in your area they are, but not always the case here in Perth. I have reported a few over the past few years.
Heck I even have one in the driveway of the complex I live at live .... I am so used to it now that I just haven't remembered to report it (need to track down the strata manger's details) and clearly no else has either
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