Monday 21 November 2016
Data Update #3
My chart shows the motor vehicle fatalities that occurred yearly on British Columbian highways by motor vehicles and especially accentuates the drop of fatalities from 2010 to 2012.
The information I wasn't able to obtain from my data that I wish I could have would have been more specific motor vehicle user types. This could include different groups such as motorcycles, trucks, semis, cars, etc. Lumping all motor vehicles into one group is too vague in my opinion and would be better to contrast fluctuations in weight and size depending on the road user type. Furthermore, this would be interesting and important to know whether laws and regulations in BC affected vehicles with these different attributes differently. I would also be interested to know if some of the fatalities that occurred did so with the use of alcohol and other mind impairing stimulants. I could investigate this further with a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to find more specific details to the fatalities in the tickets/fines issued by Police. Also continue to search for more laws or regulations that could have brought about this decrease in fatalities.
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Hi Max,
ReplyDeleteYour line chart is informative and easy to navigate, that it displays the number of fatalities as you hover over each point. However it is a bit misleading as the Y-axis begins at 140 fatalities, not 0... which makes it look like there were very few deaths in 2011-2013, when it actually says there were ~140. I think if you fix this you will still have an impressive and appealing chart!
Great visualization! I especially liked that you that you tinted 2010 as your focus rather than having to hover over every point. I agree with your question. It sure would have been helpful to see if Fords get into more fatalities than Honda, etc. Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteHello Max, Your datawrapper information is easy to follow and visually substantiates your lead sentence statement. I agree that the data being lumped together for all motor vehicles into one group does not permit for answering more probing questions about vehicle fatalities.
ReplyDeleteHello Max, the drop in BC motor vehicle fatalities is quite massive between 2005 and 2012. It will be interesting to find out more information as you mentioned in last paragraph. What is the reason of the massive drop and as you mentioned-which vehicle type.I hope you find the additional information. It will be awesome to read your final report.
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ReplyDeletei have same idea as Megan, your Y-axis starts with 140 but not 0. it will make reader confuse about the line chart. also, readers may be mislead and has a different idea about the result of line chart. anyway, you did a good job. i believe you introduce all information and give a clear conlusion about you idea.
As others have said, the starting point of your chart is not 0 so it is quite hard to determine the starting point. Great job portraying the data with a line chart, that reduction in fatalities during 2010 is really impressive.
ReplyDeleteYour graph does a great job of highlighting the dramatic decrease in fatalities. If you want to look into the amount of fatalities caused by impairment I suggest looking to anti-drunk driving organisations like MADD to see if any of them offer that into.
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