Interesting Harry,
It was the crossing points which I think we could do with better
lighting for pedestrian safety and drivers to take caution. Even
pedestrians at traffic lights are very poorly lit.
One little factoid is that the Annandale Borough argued the lights would
be on every night when the switch from gas to electricity occurred. Gas
lights were not turned on during a full moon and in those days they were
probably more for pedestrians and there were less private vehicles. The
Annandale Town Clerk - Golden Hinsby was killed by a driver while
crossing Parramatta Road.
Marghanita
On 28/9/22 10:50, Harry McNally wrote:
Hi Marghanita
I wondered for a while about the opposite of RayBans call
NightBrites(tm) so even pedestrians don't need street lights. Energy
saved, no poles to crash into, light pollution avoided, happy
astronomers and wildlife.
On 28/9/22 08:27, Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
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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