Re: Driving - Flooding - Waze and other help

From: ander kierig <000000c0e12c3a34-dmarc-request_at_nyob>
Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2024 12:06:00 -0500
To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTS.CLIR.ORG
Under no circumstances should you ever attempt to drive through a 
flooded roadway. Ever. Take a change of clothes to your office if this 
is an ongoing issue.

I don't have a good answer for your mapping question. But don't drive 
through floodwaters. It puts you at risk. It puts the people who'd have 
to come rescue you at risk. If you can't tell if a road is flooded it's 
probably not a good idea to be driving. Waze/Google Maps/etc. are not 
going to be as up to date as someone exercising good judgement.

If there's standing water on the roadway, don't drive through it!

ak


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ander kierig
Application Development
University of Minnesota Libraries
https://www.lib.umn.edu/about/staff/ander-kierig
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On 2024-08-29 at 16:36 (-0500) charles meyer wrote:

> My esteemed listmates,
>
> It's becoming very hazardous just to drive to and from work at the 
> library.
>
> Flooding is now a huge issue.
>
> My car stalled 2x Saturday night on the way home because of flooding.
>
> Does everyone use Waze? Is there any other resource(s) you've found 
> helpful?
>
> I've watched several YT videos re: Waze and they all take 5 minutes to
> get to anything substantive and then it's all about your cell phone.
>
> Does anyone use a laptop running Windows 10 for Waze or any resource
> helping them drive to/from work?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Charles.
>
> Charlotte County Public Library
Received on Tue Sep 03 2024 - 13:05:29 EDT