Hopalong
Routes, SOS and caravans in all 50 states

The map that picks the safer way home.

Safety-scored routes for walking, biking and driving, night walks on lit streets, SOS and Check on me, and road-trip caravans that keep everyone on one map.

Opens in your browser. No download, no sign-up.

  • ๐Ÿšซ Never sells your location
  • ๐Ÿ™… No ads
  • ๐Ÿ”Ž Shows its sources
  • ๐Ÿ’ธ Safety is free

Safety picks the route.

Everything Hopalong does is about getting you there and back safely, in plain view of where its information comes from.

Safest route

Routes are colored by police-reported incidents per resident: town by town as each state's FBI data arrives (now filling in across the country), and street by street in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Allentown.

Night walks

After sunset, walks and rides prefer streets mapped as lit, show places open right now along the way, and tell you when to leave to finish before dark.

Weather and icy hills

Forecasts for each part of the trip at the hour you'll be there. When roads may freeze, routes with fewer steep hills come first.

Crash and deer warnings

A spoken heads-up before fatal-crash spots nationwide, plus serious-injury and deer-crash spots in Pennsylvania.

Live road reports

Crashes, police, fires and closures reported by drivers in seconds. If an emergency is ahead, Hopalong offers a way around it.

SOS and campus help

Hold for 3 seconds to see your address and call or text 911. Near any of 3,906 US colleges, campus police too, wherever we've checked the number on the school's own page.

Check on me

Someone you trust knows when you arrive, and is warned if you don't. Turn it on for every trip if you like.

Keeps going without signal

In tunnels and dead zones the route is already on your phone, so turns are still called out.

Where Hopalong started

Road trip together. Everyone on one map.

Start a caravan, send a 6-letter code, and every car in the group shows up on one map, all the way there.

  • See who's ahead, who's behind and how far
  • Know when someone pulls off, and where
  • Set a regroup point, or vote on the next stop
  • "Where is everyone?" in one tap
  • Weather along the whole drive, and stops ahead of you
  • A trip recap and badges when you arrive
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Example

๐Ÿš— Caravan to Presque Isle

YouLeading
Dad0.4 mi behind
Aunt JenStopped at Sheetz

โ˜€๏ธ 58ยฐF now โ†’ ๐ŸŒง๏ธ Rain near Meadville at 2 pm

Safe habits, made a game

Badges are earned on real trips and stay on your phone. Share a recap card: no addresses, no map.

Caravan CaptainStart a caravan
Night Owl WalkerWalk somewhere after dark
Deer DodgerArrive safely past a deer area
Steady Driver5 clean drives in a row
Road ReporterMake 5 road reports
Focused Driver10 drives without the phone

Made for how you get around.

One app, whoever's heading out.

Students walking at night

  • Walks that prefer streets mapped as lit
  • Places open now along night walks
  • 911 near every campus; campus police where verified
  • A "walk with me" link for a friend
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Parents of teen drivers

  • A weekly coaching card and score
  • Trip summaries, never a live map
  • Know they arrived
  • Streaks that reward good habits
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Everyday drivers

  • Safest, Fastest or Fuel saver
  • Crash and weather warnings
  • Live road reports
  • Arrive-by and leave-by times
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Solo travelers

  • Check on me on every trip
  • Share your trip with a link
  • SOS with your address ready
  • Your location is never sold
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For parents of new drivers

Teen driving coaching, without the spying.

  • A weekly card: score, drives, miles and one tip
  • Speeding, hard brakes and phone use, compared with last week
  • Streaks and badges for your teen
  • Never a live map; both of you agree first
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Example

๐Ÿš— Maya's week

Safe-driving score92 โ†‘ 4
Drives ยท miles9 ยท 61 mi
Over the limit0 min
Hard brakes1 โ†“ 2
Phone useNone

๐Ÿ”ฅ 8 clean drives in a row

Example

๐Ÿ”ต Near Pitt

Pitt Police412-624-2121
EscortSafeRider
Blue-light phonesOn the map
For campuses

Every US college, on every student's map.

All 3,906 degree-granting campuses in the 50 states and DC, with their location and 911. A school's own police and escort numbers appear once we've checked them on its safety page, starting with Pennsylvania and growing each semester.

Ask about a campus licence

Accurate. Private. Honest.

A safety app is only as good as its information, and only as trusted as its privacy.

Never sells your locationNot to advertisers, not to anyone
Shows its sourcesEvery data source credited, with dates
Says when data is limitedUnknown is never shown as safe
Sharing is your choiceOff by default, ends when you stop

Everything it does

All in the app today. Tap any feature to see what it does.

Driving

  • ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Safest, Fastest or Fuel saver

    Pick what matters most. Safest takes the route with the fewest reported incidents, as long as it doesn't add more than the extra time you allow. Fuel saver picks the route likely to burn the least gas.

  • ๐ŸŽจ Safety color on every route

    Each route card shows how much of the trip passes places with more police-reported incidents per resident: town by town as each state's FBI data arrives (now filling in across the country), and street by street in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Allentown. Towns without their own police data use a county estimate, marked as such.

  • ๐ŸฆŒ Crash and deer warnings

    A voice warns you before stretches where fatal crashes cluster (NHTSA records, nationwide) and, in Pennsylvania, serious-injury and deer crashes (PennDOT records). Deer warnings play from dusk to dawn, and all day in October to December.

  • ๐Ÿšจ Steers around emergencies

    If police activity, a fire or a closed road is reported on your route, the app asks "Take a safer route?" and switches unless you say no.

  • ๐Ÿšฆ Speed and speed limits

    A speedometer and the posted limit stay on screen. Where no limit is mapped, it shows a typical legal default, clearly marked as "likely".

  • โฐ Arrive on time

    Set an arrive-by time and every route shows when to leave, with spare time built in.

Walking and biking

  • ๐Ÿ’ก Lit streets after sunset

    After the real local sunset, walks and rides prefer streets the map marks as lit. Lighting isn't mapped everywhere, and the app says so: not every lit street is known.

  • ๐ŸŸข Safe havens open now

    Along a night walk, stores, pharmacies and gas stations that are open right now (by their listed hours), plus hospitals, police and fire stations. Places with unknown hours are never shown as open. Call ahead if unsure.

  • ๐ŸŒ‡ Leave by dark

    "Leave by 5:09 PM to finish before dark", based on sunset where you're going and how long the trip takes.

  • ๐Ÿšธ Sidewalks and crosswalks

    Walking routes stick to sidewalks, footpaths and crosswalks, and stay out of alleys and parking lots.

  • ๐ŸŒณ Trails and bike lanes

    Bike routes favor trails, bike lanes and quiet streets, and offer a calmer ride when one is only a little longer.

  • ๐Ÿ“ฒ Walk with me link

    Send someone a link so they can follow your walk live until you arrive. The link stops working 12 hours later.

Family and groups

  • โœ… Check on me and arrival alerts

    Pick someone you trust. They get a link that follows your trip, and they're warned if you haven't arrived by your check-in time, even if your phone dies. Turn it on for every trip if you like.

  • ๐Ÿ“Š Teen-driver coaching

    A weekly card for parents with a safe-driving score, drives, miles, minutes over the limit, hard brakes and phone use, compared with last week. Teens get streaks and badges. Never a live map; both agree first, and either can stop.

  • ๐Ÿš— Caravans

    Everyone in the group on one map, with alerts when someone pulls off, regroup points, stop votes and a roll call.

  • ๐Ÿ“ฒ Share trip

    Send a live link with your arrival time. It disappears 12 hours later.

Trucks and deliveries

  • ๐Ÿ“ Routes that fit your truck

    Enter your truck's height, weight, length and axles. Routes avoid low bridges, weight limits and roads closed to trucks, where the map has them. Always obey posted clearance and weight signs.

  • โ˜ฃ๏ธ Hazmat routing

    Mark a hazardous load and routes avoid roads where hazmat isn't allowed, where the map records it.

  • ๐Ÿ“‹ Dispatcher view

    Drivers join one caravan. A dispatcher sees every truck's delivery, arrival time and due time as On time, At risk or Late.

Safety is free. Always.

Safe routes, SOS, Check on me, road reports and caravans never cost a thing. A Family plan adds coaching and alerts for parents.

Free

Everyone

$0
  • Safe routes, every mode
  • SOS and Check on me
  • Road reports and caravans
  • Campus safety
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Organizations

Campuses and cities

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  • Your school's exact safety info
  • Your name on the campus card
  • Free for students
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Questions

Is Hopalong free?

Yes. Safe routes, SOS, Check on me, road reports, caravans and campus safety are free, always. A Family plan with teen-driver coaching and arrival alerts is coming; everything is free while we test.

Does it sell my location?

No, never. Your location stays on your phone unless you choose to share it, and sharing stops when you stop it. No ads, no trackers. See the privacy page.

Where does it work?

Routes, SOS, caravans and Check on me work in all 50 states and DC. Town-level safety colors are filling in state by state as each state's FBI crime data arrives, with street-level detail in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and Allentown so far. The data page lists every source.

Can we road trip together?

Yes. One person starts a caravan and shares a 6-letter code. Everyone who joins sees each other on one map, gets an alert if someone pulls off, and can set a regroup point or vote on the next stop. Sharing stops when you leave the caravan.

Is a "safe" route guaranteed?

No route is. Colors show reported incidents and crashes, and the app says when data is limited. Always follow signs and trust your instincts.

Does SOS call 911 for me?

No. It opens your phone's own call or text with your address ready. You place the call.

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