Sneak peek at new close calls/collision reporting tool

[yoli]

http://bikeportland.org/2008/08/19/sneak-peek-at-new-close-callscollision-reporting-tool/

man, we really need them to develop the los angeles version when they're done with portland...

[buttrumpus]

thats a nice tool, but something tells me in los angeles, you would get a lot of " i was running a red light and a guy almost turned left into me, so i threatened him with my biker street-edge violence and kept going" at least, i would laugh a lot to read shit like that.
my point is, though, that commuters in this town are far too ego-driven for the information compiled on a site like that to be useful. if anything, it may act as a deterrent from getting people on them streets.
my pessimistic and ill-informed views have been expressed. good show on that article yoli, thanks.

[Steve Mattson]

I have to agree.  This town is a storm drain for narcissism.  Yet, I have hope that a tool like this could prove to be incredibly useful in developing future bike routing through LA.