It would be good if street lights were no longer needed to light up the
road (for cars) but were focussed on pedestrian safety instead.
On 28/9/22 07:53, Tom Worthington wrote:
On 24/9/22 20:09, Stephen Loosley wrote:
Hopes glow-in-the-dark roads could reduce road toll in rural Victoria
ABC Gippsland / By Natasha Schapova Thursday 22 Sep 2022 ...
And cars with night vision head-up displays? ;-)
More seriously, onboard driver aids which check the driver is paying
attention would be far more effective. ANU spinoff Seeing Machines
make a device to check the driver is looking out the window. This is
now installed in some up-market cars:
https://blog.tomw.net.au/2017/12/canberra-start-up-overnight-success.html
Other aids which steer cars around bends have shown their worth.
https://www.drive.com.au/news/lane-keeping-assist-could-be-compulsory-in-australia/
Mercedes actually made an infrared camera equipped car, but of
questionable value:
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-reviews/39300/night-vision-mercedes
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