It was the least bit stunning to me when I ran across the Google Street View Trike… Very google of you, Google. Nonetheless we should all be prepared to visit Google Maps for pretty much everything. I must say this would be useful for visitors of the Theme Park or Public Area but most people would be using it to go exploring on there desktop back at home where we’ve been staying for the past few years…

US Street View Special Collections Poll

We’re working hard to bring Street View to new places, but some interesting areas, like pedestrian malls and trails, cannot be reached by car. That’s why we’ve created the Street View trike; a mechanical masterpiece made of 3 bicycle wheels, a mounted Street View camera, and a very athletic cyclist.

Apparently they’re open to user feedback so if you would like to see a certain place on Google Maps not already there, just tell almighty Google.

Tell us where to ride!

The Street View trike has already collected some imagery, but now we’re accepting your suggestions for where to send it next in the United States. Send us your most inspired suggestions for the places you really want to see featured in Street View.

Check out Google’s samples of where the Street View Trike can go that the Google Cars cannot.

To get an idea of the type of imagery our trike can capture, you can explore locations recently added to Street View:

LEGOLAND California	San Diego State University
Santa Monica Pier	Monterey Bay Bike Trail

We will be accepting suggestions for US locations until Wednesday October 28, 2009. The public will then be able to cast their final votes and choose the top locations we’ll add to Street View.

One more thing, I took a print screen of this while browsing through Legoland:
(funny).

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