Drive and Listen

This looks like a rebrand of a site I've used for a while.

Videos have been filmed from cars driving through cities around the world. You can listen to music on the local radio station or in the car, and also opt to hear the background sounds as well, which include the engine and street noise, sat-nav instructions etc.

This site has more cities and different versions of the city in some cases, with multiple videos.

I put Reykjavik on the screen during an Open Day at my school and enjoyed watching a car following familiar roads from trips there.

There are some fascinating cities to drive through. 

Think about the impression that you get from the views of one vehicle. 

Which part of the city has been chosen to represent the city? Does the route go past the 'nicest' parts or the Central Business District? 

Has it been selected to avoid the busiest intersections where the car might end up standing still for some time in queues?

Can you work out where in the city it is with the help of mapping or StreetView (if available).

Try Sana'a in Yemen for example for an interesting cityscape. Follow a battered Land Cruiser for a while.

Or Fukushima City with pristine streets, and the wide roads of Abu Dhabi.

There's a few other options such as Doncaster in the rain. 

Some videos are higher quality than others. Some of them take place at night time. There is a variety of weather, including the icy streets of Anchorage, the beach side roads of Brazil and Costa Rica, and the distant hills that can be seen outside of some cities.

You can also opt to walk or cycle through the city and there are other options down the right hand side of the menu, which can be closed and the site put on full screen to avoid distractions.

The speed at which you travel can also be controlled....

There are some different ways this could be used with with groups, and I can imagine some sort of analysis or comparison of two cities in different parts of the world to compare the buildings, infrastructure, standard of driving etc. Also look out for signs of globalisation on billboards.