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by michaelt
460 days ago
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And your mapping provider will know the speed limit and number of lanes for each road, so avoiding huge fast roads is easy enough. Beyond that, available data varies by country. In the UK, there are databases of all car accidents severe enough to get reported to the police. Of course, such databases look a lot like a population density map. |
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As far as population maps, you might be surprised. Over a long enough horizon yes, but I recall a club I belonged to as a teenager was trying to petition for a light at a particularly dangerous intersection for pedestrians and cyclists. The city flat out told them that until there had been a sufficient number of major auto or other accidents at the corner they wouldn't consider prioritizing that intersection. It was going to stay like that until there was enough antifreeze, oil, or blood spilled there.
So I think the union of accidents + no light may be a good indicator of danger.