# Anyone been caught on Google Street View? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 6, 2009, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-caught-on-google-street-view/495573 "2009-05-06T18:44:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-caught-on-google-street-view/495573/1 "2009-05-06T18:44:53Z")
Or do you know of anyone who has? (or who has participated in one of those set ups such as the ones described [here?)](http://www.streetwithaview.com/scenes.html) My house is on the street view, though nobody’s visible. A friend’s house shot happens to show her son walking down the street after school. I’ve just been wasting a little time “travelling” along Going To The Sun Road and the occasional hiker shows up, resting along the road. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-caught-on-google-street-view/495573/2 "2009-05-06T18:55:57Z")
I was biking home from work a year ago, and along came this minivan with a large contraption thing on top. It caught my notice, and I figured that it must be the google pic van. so I waved at it. But it’s been at least a year, and my neighborhood still doesn’t have street view. ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-caught-on-google-street-view/495573/3 "2009-05-06T19:22:21Z")
My friend’s on Google Street View. But he actually works for Google, so they certainly knew when the van would come by: [Start here](http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=google,+ca&sll=42.444586,-76.499259&sspn=0.080818,0.105915&ie=UTF8&ll=37.42348,-122.086773&spn=0,359.914427&z=14&layer=c&cbll=37.423441,-122.086623&panoid=4c-Y2ItVqidGp_MBMbNToA&cbp=13,121.62913449610103,,0,5) and go up the street; my friend’s in there somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-caught-on-google-street-view/495573/4 "2009-05-06T19:25:09Z")
> [@NurseCarmen](#): > > I was biking home from work a year ago, and along came this minivan with a large contraption thing on top. It caught my notice, and I figured that it must be the google pic van. so I waved at it. But it’s been at least a year, and my neighborhood still doesn’t have street view. I think all the Google streetview cams are in VW Beetles. My daughter’s classmate is seen getting into his car in front of his house. ---
**Author:** ![Shark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Shark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-caught-on-google-street-view/495573/5 "2009-05-06T19:46:05Z")
A guy I work with was seen pulling away in his truck from in front of his girlfriends house. He can then be seen following the van. We just discovered this about a month ago on a particularly busy day at work. I guess it’s a good thing that he’s not married, with a girlfriend on the side, or this could be one of the most unlikely ways of getting caught. ---
**Author:** ![MonaLizaT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@MonaLizaT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonaLizaT)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-caught-on-google-street-view/495573/6 "2009-05-06T20:25:46Z")
My sister is seen in her front yard, gardening. Her dog, Leo, is standing next to her. ---
**Author:** ![Bag\_of\_Mostly\_Water](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bag_of_mostly_water/32/1029_2.png) [@Bag\_of\_Mostly\_Water](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bag_of_Mostly_Water)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-caught-on-google-street-view/495573/7 "2009-05-06T20:29:21Z")
I’m visible in my front yard, preparing the garden near a rototiller. I’m facing away from the street, so my face is not visible and I didn’t even see the van. My family was both horrified and entertained. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-caught-on-google-street-view/495573/8 "2009-05-06T20:57:32Z")
> [@Ex\_Chemist](#): > > I’m visible in my front yard, preparing the garden near a rototiller. I’m facing away from the street, so my face is not visible and I didn’t even see the van. My family was both horrified and entertained. Hehe…I misread rototiller as rottweiler and wondered if you were **MonaLizaT** ’s sister… ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-caught-on-google-street-view/495573/9 "2009-05-06T21:53:25Z")
The street I live on, and the building are plainly visible. I think I’ve recognized one of our cars parked on the street as well, but I’ve never been personally “caught”, and I haven’t seen anyone I know. You can see my street [here](http://s494.photobucket.com/albums/rr308/DeathB4D_Calf/?action=view¤t=StreetView.jpg). Oh, and I think there are a few cat pictures there too. ---
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-caught-on-google-street-view/495573/10 "2009-05-06T23:13:32Z")
I was caught walking home along my street. My brother spotted me and let me know. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-caught-on-google-street-view/495573/11 "2009-05-06T23:31:40Z")
Not us, but our neighbors are seen out on their driveway having what appears to be a domestic dispute. Not surprising, as they do this frequently. ---
**Author:** ![Auntbeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Auntbeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntbeast)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-caught-on-google-street-view/495573/12 "2009-05-07T01:09:12Z")
teela brown, you must provide a link. My friends kids were on it, walking their dogs. We recently got a street view and amazingly, it didn’t catch any of the 3 large trucks that have been stuck on our property…maybe next time. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Mondegreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/91b2a8/32.png) [@Lord\_Mondegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Mondegreen)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-caught-on-google-street-view/495573/13 "2009-05-07T05:08:47Z")
My car can be seen in the driveway. I was going to post a link since I no longer live at that address, but on reflection it’s probably a bad idea. ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-caught-on-google-street-view/495573/14 "2009-05-07T13:33:36Z")
Streetview captured my grandparents sitting on their front porch, and my uncle on the front steps watering the lawn. ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-caught-on-google-street-view/495573/15 "2009-05-07T15:15:19Z")
It’s too early to tell, but my coworkers and I were driving back from lunch last week and the Street View car drove by. I’ll have to watch and see if pics of that intersection show up. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-caught-on-google-street-view/495573/16 "2009-05-07T16:25:35Z")
They’re in Montreal these days. I don’t spend a lot of time vacationing in Balconville, but if you see a fag with fire-engine red (or magenta) hair wandering the Village with a somewhat absent socio-democratic expression and cute little rectangular glasses, you’ve probably found me. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-caught-on-google-street-view/495573/17 "2009-05-07T16:33:13Z")
Meet [Sam](http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=11th+%26+Cleveland,+arlington,+va&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=49.757664,83.759766&ie=UTF8&ll=38.886072,-77.089391&spn=0.012043,0.020449&z=16&iwloc=A&layer=c&cbll=38.886065,-77.089498&panoid=48eT0jU8bkV7SQduDh6ywQ&cbp=12,0,,0,5). ---
**Author:** ![tetranz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a587f6/32.png) [@tetranz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tetranz)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-caught-on-google-street-view/495573/18 "2009-05-07T16:42:48Z")
My elderly parents in New Zealand looked at their house on StreetView and noticed that their car wasn’t in the garage. They don’t go out much these days so it had them wondering where they were that day. Then my brother, who lives in the same town, looked up is place of work and there he is standing outside talking to Mum and Dad in their car. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-caught-on-google-street-view/495573/19 "2009-05-07T17:15:04Z")
> [@tetranz](#): > > My elderly parents in New Zealand looked at their house on StreetView and noticed that their car wasn’t in the garage. They don’t go out much these days so it had them wondering where they were that day. > > Then my brother, who lives in the same town, looked up is place of work and there he is standing outside talking to Mum and Dad in their car. I love that! I guess we know where your parents were! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-caught-on-google-street-view/495573/20 "2009-05-07T18:30:11Z")
I’m not at all sure if the picture will turn out. [Neighbors yelling](http://maps.google.com/). ETA: Nope, it didn’t. I’m afraid I don’t know how to link to the exact street view image. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-caught-on-google-street-view/495573.md?page=2)