Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Be a social traffic scavenger and GeoTraffic Philadelphia will help pay for your gas! 

Need some fuel to get to the shore or off to the Poconos for a weekend getaway this summer? Make all your driving pay off - we’re looking to reward you for your traffic information!



Email us your best incident photos and best incident information via Facebook and Twitter and over the next month, we’ll keep track of your reports on our Facebook wall and Twitter page, awarding a $25 gas card to winners in the following categories:

*The best photo
*Best incident data
*Most quality incident posts/tweets

Information must be legitimate usable content (road, direction, problem) valid per GeoTraffic’s discretion (major highways and primary roads), using voice to text. 

         Example: @GeoTrafficPHL: Accident WB on #I76              blocks right lane at Girard Ave. #phillytraffic

Please note that when taking a photograph, the social traffic scavenger must pull over on the roadway to a safe location as to not endanger themselves or others. If the photo does not meet that criteria, a point is not valid. The photo must come from the social traffic scavenger and not be copied from another source. Sending us the information is also consenting to our publishing it as well as giving you photo credit. 

Available time frame of day for your reports: 5:30am-11:30pm Monday through Friday, and 7:30am through 7:30pm Saturday and Sunday 

The contest will run through 8/8/14 and we’ll announce the winner on 8/11/14 via Facebook and Twitter. 

Feel free to message us with any questions, and good luck from GeoTraffic Philadelphia!
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2 comments:

  1. UnknownJuly 18, 2014 at 11:42 AM

    So if I understand this correctly, you want me to pull over at the scene of a car accident to take pictures? What is the basis for a "good" picture? Serious injuries? Blood? Ambulance? This is a completely tasteless contest.

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    1. AnonymousJuly 18, 2014 at 2:16 PM

      Devin, you misunderstand why we would want a picture. It's not for sensationalism, but rather to gather information and to verify an incident is there.
      We want to pass on the most accurate information possible, like lane blockages, type of incident (for example: accident vs. disabled vehicle), and determine how serious an incident might be, in order to know how long it might be affecting traffic flow. A fender bender would clear much quicker than a serious accident.

      Many incidents occur outside the range of our traffic cameras. If a picture is not able to be captured, we would still welcome the information relayed to us as well.

      Thank you for your concern! We hope this clarifies the intention for you.

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