tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944244193491078105.post2232082732285460452..comments2023-11-01T05:12:21.723-04:00Comments on UXBlog | IDV Solutions' User Experience: A National Portrait of Drunk Drivingjohn.nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05293746895235613547noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944244193491078105.post-20683041399438918342013-01-14T20:12:24.070-05:002013-01-14T20:12:24.070-05:00Maybe the map just shows the most likely areas for...Maybe the map just shows the most likely areas for speed traps and sobriety check points ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11427086764333159924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944244193491078105.post-87919723345485575542013-01-14T20:10:10.571-05:002013-01-14T20:10:10.571-05:00Times and dates might be useful for optimal trip p...Times and dates might be useful for optimal trip planning ...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11427086764333159924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944244193491078105.post-83511201858029268902013-01-04T10:17:24.791-05:002013-01-04T10:17:24.791-05:00Thanks for taking an interest, and for pointing ou...Thanks for taking an interest, and for pointing out an interesting pattern. You aren't alone in your criticism, but let me elaborate on why I did what I did in a tone that reads more defensively than it should...<br /><br />While I agree that the underlying structure of the map is inherently related to population, it is not a problem. This is a choropleth map and the coloration is the key visual dimension showing the rate of drunk driving. The zonal pattern that supports that coloration being a proxy for population is precisely the point.<br />Shape: where and how much things happen. Color: the rate of a subset of those things.<br /><br />The hexagonal mesh is the polygonal framework that serves to bin then display that rate. These hexagons are intentionally apolitical -a similar aggregation using political boundaries would visually bias against densely populated areas (which are inherently smaller). A uniform mesh of equal area zones is just the construct I wanted to build a framework to serve as the physical distribution of the underlying population (a spatial normalization). To use census zones or counties would result in just another map where vast unpopulated regions dominate the visual landscape and muddy truth.<br /><br />If you'd rather see discrete rankings of political entities devoid of a spatial distribution framework, you might prefer this:<br />http://uxblog.idvsolutions.com/2013/01/drunk-driving-in-american-cities.htmljohn.nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05293746895235613547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944244193491078105.post-83827569857494557112013-01-03T18:27:59.087-05:002013-01-03T18:27:59.087-05:00The problem is this is just a map that reflects po...The problem is this is just a map that reflects population density, generally speaking it shows that if there are more people there is more drunk driving. If the data could be normalized in some fashion to pull actual trends out. Even the binning described seems to have only created a pop density map and not something that will show that there are more drunk drivers per 100,000 in this rural area than the city next door.DSchwartz78https://www.blogger.com/profile/15583190414990707982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944244193491078105.post-74174332729600156412012-12-31T15:24:35.543-05:002012-12-31T15:24:35.543-05:00I'd say it's about time to talk about Car-...I'd say it's about time to talk about Car-control. Too many needless deaths at the hands of the deadly automobile. Just imagine how many lives could be saved if we just outlaw the automobile. I mean, come on, tell me why anyone would ever need to go that fast in the first place. You have two feet, or a bike, plan ahead and you can get anywhere you want to get to and without losing your life getting there. I'm starting a new lobbying group to get local and national lawmakers to ban the ownership, operation and promotion of automobiles.<br /><br />Join me?!?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944244193491078105.post-59047935771759874532012-12-31T12:45:40.155-05:002012-12-31T12:45:40.155-05:00That map is pure genius.That map is pure genius.Josh Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05700052930948473978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7944244193491078105.post-48029240905442760632012-12-31T12:39:19.199-05:002012-12-31T12:39:19.199-05:00Very interesting. Thanks for the work.
Very interesting. Thanks for the work.<br />suntangohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09041560650567438792noreply@blogger.com