On Line Neighborhood Watch

On Line Neighborhood Watch or, Two Camera Switcher
I have a 4 camera security camera setup, two cameras point to the street outside where a camera on the shed sees the traffic coming and another on the back of the shed sees traffic going. Since we live at the end of a dead-end street, the neighborhood gets interested whenever someone goes up to the end of the street.

Most of the time, when a car goes by, it comes right back as soon as it discovers there is no outlet. These cars aren`t of much interest. It is the occasional car or truck that goes up the street and doesn`t just come right back.


 

To solve this issue, I volunteered my two street cameras to my neighbors, thus creating the first coming and going traffic cam in "the hood." Cars that stay too long can be visited, or you can simply note the license plates.

One of my neighbors intends to hookup the feed to an old VHS tape recorder. He can change tapes every couple of days, and if someone is up to "no-good," he has a recording to turn over to the sheriff.

All in all, this Neighborhood watch setup works great. It is possible that we could use the same type setup on another part of the street, then next thing you know our whole mile long neighborhood road is on line and discouraging parking couples, drinking parties, and wood pirates stealing our firewood.

Of course, this was a great build it yourself project for the C What I Can Do Website

And it is kinda cool to serve my own security cameras!  My street is famous (on my street, of course.)