A futuristic highway that can save energy and improve road safety is set to be installed in the Netherlands by mid-2013. Two companies, Studio Roosegaarde and Heijmans Infrastructure, came up with the highway, which includes: glow-in-the-dark road markings painted with photo-luminescent paint which are charged during the day and light up during the night; temperature-responsive paint which indicates slippery roads when temperatures fall below zero; and interactive lights along the highway that light up as cars approach. Wind lights that light up using the draft produced by cars and priority induction lanes that can recharge electric cars as they run along them also feature.The luminous road markings and weather indicating roads will debut in the Dutch province of Brabant in the middle of next year. The wind powered and interactive lights along with the induction lanes are also planned to go into service in the next years. -yt
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renatojjsays...What about lanes that speed up your car or recharge your nitro boost?
They've been in racing games for decades now.
PancakeMasterF-Zero recharge lane 4tw!!! Just don't bump against the wall or all is lost :[
soulmonarchGreat ideas!
You know, until Mother Nature gets all wintery on your nice new road and breaks your shit with her magic ice powers.
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oh wait....so chanting it doesn't make it so? Someone should look into that so we can have nice futuristic roads too.
Fairbssays...And will be introduced in the U.S. in 2040.
FletchAfter we run out of oil.
And will be introduced in the U.S. in 2040.
aaronfrWhat was the point of the wind lights again?
Engineer 1: "Oh look, there's enough wind coming off of passing cars to turn some windmills, what should we do with that energy?"
Engineer 2: "Why don't we put a light at the middle of the windmill. That way, passing drivers will know that there are windmills on the side of the road generating just enough energy to inform the drivers of their presence."
dagComment hidden because you are ignoring dag.(show it anyway)
Induction roads sound cool except:
a. No electric cars are set up to use them
b. That's a lot of metal embedded in the roads
Still - I'm glad someone is thinking about this stuff - it will have to happen eventually.
gwiz665I like to pick up the Blue Shell when I'm in netherlands. Fuck those cars in front of me.
kymbosGlow in the dark lane markings seem so obvious now that someone has thought of it.
FlowersInHisHairIt's JUST LIKE TRON
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