Bloodriders Pages: Bloodrunner’s Guide
The app is designed to make life simpler for bloodrunners without making extra work for controllers. In fact, most of the time, controller’s shouldn’t be able to tell whether you’re using the app or not.
The app provides a number of features which help bloodrunners:
- duty alarms remind you to report for duty, with controller details and message all set up, ready to send.
- traffic alerts warn you if there are works planned on the roads you will be using on duty.
- automatic generation of controller messages, saving time and effort and ensuring correct message format, including auto-timestamps, locations and distances travelled.
- a simple one-click SendLocation feature sends your location on a zoomable, scrollable map direct to the controller.
- the Tracker tracks your progress and automatically sends your location directly to the controller if you stop somewhere unexpected for a prolonged period and don’t respond to alerts.
- the Tracker also calculates the distance you’ve travelled and adds it to the Home message (for profiles that require it).
With SendLocation and the Tracker, accuracy depends on your device but is often as good as 2 metres.
The app is quick and simple to try out. There is also zero lock-in - you can switch between using the app and using your regular SMS app, even in the middle of a run.