The concept of glow - in - the - dark roads is an unbelievably childlike piece of safety infrastructure that feel like it should have been carry out year ago . Finally , it has been — on the road of the Netherlands
Back in 2012 , Dutch plan firms Studio Roosegaarde and Hejmans Infrastructure offer the idea of roads paint with lines which would charge in the 24-hour interval then glow at night to make users aware of their locating on the mineral pitch . If you were like us , you probably read the news and thought “ yeah , but it ’ll be years before that becomes reality . ”
In fact , it ’s only taken two old age for the initiative to go from concept to concrete fact . Now , a 500 - meter stretching of the N329 highway in Ossfeatures the lines — which are made by bestow photo - luminescent powder into the road key — that radiate all Nox . And they deliver on their promise . accord to a local news show reputation , “ it looks like you are driving through a fairytale . ” Which is , hopefully , a dependable matter .
to the full charged with sunlight , the lines glow for eight hours , though as yet there ’s no evidence to propose how well they make out with wearing ‘ n ’ teardrop . Indeed , there ’s no word on just how widely the line will be rolled out , either — there are plans to expand , but it ’s not unclouded when or where .
The future of the roads looks even safe , too : there are plans to make the paint wise , so that it can allow communication with fomite , and create road markings that can sour on and off to signal bad weather condition or forthcoming hazards . For now , though , burn roads will have to be enough to keep Dutch machine driver a little safer . [ Wired UK ]
Top image byMaxime Verhagen
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