What a good idea, why hasn't someone thought of this before!

[rat156]

Glow in the dark road markings...

http://ow.ly/vR44d

Cheers
Stuart

[04Stefan07 (Stefan)]

Originally Posted by rat156

Glow in the dark road markings...

http://ow.ly/vR44d

Cheers
Stuart

Haha. I thought of this ages ago because half the time you can't even see what lane you drive in.

Maybe someone overheard me and stole my idea

[CJ (Chris)]

Cat's eye reflectors have been used in the UK for years. Bloody brilliant they are! Simple and very effective. They have different colours for different conditions too, junctions etc. Less need for street lights too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat's_eye_(road)

[taminga16 (Greg)]

The whole overhead street light thing is an absurdity, it has been shown to contribute to an increase in crime, create stress and sleeping disorders and yet authorities continue to increase street lighting in the name of safety while people busily tint their car windows.
Greg.

[astroron (Ron)]

Originally Posted by CJ

Cat's eye reflectors have been used in the UK for years. Bloody brilliant they are! Simple and very effective. They have different colours for different conditions too, junctions etc. Less need for street lights too.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat's_eye_(road)

I was about to say the same till I read your post Chris.
Cheers

[jenchris (Jennifer)]

There's no empire in painting the road.
People who work in gov.au or uk or anywhere else want to have a big share of the tax dollar -
Putting up street lights is expensive therefore I'm important if I get to spend X dollars on them. Painting the road is already catered for - so no power in doing that.

[Astro_Bot]

That is a good idea. I've also wondered why we don't use more cat's eyes here. They're about, but fewer and further between than I'd like.

And another thing, painting the curb at street corners would aid visibility of/at intersections. That fluoro paint would do very nicely, but even plain white would be better than dull grey. That would remove most of the need for street lights at small suburban intersections, though maybe not major arterial routes.

And while we're at it, why are street name signs at 2.5m above the ground (or thereabouts). When you get close enough to read them, your dipped headlights no longer illuminate them. I suppose everyine uses GPS now, anyway.

Anything that removes a need for street lights is good.

[jenchris (Jennifer)]

Every street sign with someone's name wold disappear if they were lower.

[MrB (Simon)]

That happens anyway. Holden Rd here in WA has the sign mounted higher than normal, with all sorts of heavy duty straps and bolts and it still disappears occasionally.

[mithrandir (Andrew)]

Once upon a time they painted the unbroken lane lines in yellow. They were much more visible than the white ones.

[jenchris (Jennifer)]

under a narrow band HPS light, everything is the same colour when wet.

[rat156]

Originally Posted by Astro_Bot

That is a good idea. I've also wondered why we don't use more cat's eyes here. They're about, but fewer and further between than I'd like.

And another thing, painting the curb at street corners would aid visibility of/at intersections. That fluoro paint would do very nicely, but even plain white would be better than dull grey. That would remove most of the need for street lights at small suburban intersections, though maybe not major arterial routes.

And while we're at it, why are street name signs at 2.5m above the ground (or thereabouts). When you get close enough to read them, your dipped headlights no longer illuminate them. I suppose everyine uses GPS now, anyway.

Anything that removes a need for street lights is good.

The only problem with cat's eyes is they are either knocked out or become so dirty (usually with rubber) that they don't work anymore and require regular replacement. I remember vividly driving onto a new section of the Westgate freeway one night just after they'd replaced a section of tarmac and the cat's eyes, it was great, but even only a few months later it was crappy again. Not sure how this paint would go, but it'd be worth a try, it might also work better in the rain as you're not relying on reflected light.

Also agree about the street signs, they are pretty much useless.

Cheers
Stuart

[jenchris (Jennifer)]

The cat's eyes they use in UK are set in rubber and every time you drive over one therubber cleans the eye.
The ones here are a solid prism and are as hard as the hobs of hell, they get hammered off the surface as they are adhered rather than set in.

[AstroJunk (Jonathan)]

Originally Posted by jenchris

The cat's eyes they use in UK are set in rubber and every time you drive over one therubber cleans the eye.
The ones here are a solid prism and are as hard as the hobs of hell, they get hammered off the surface as they are adhered rather than set in.

Yup, engineered in the days when folk thought the problem all of the way through (and if the eyes popped out, they could be replaced!)

[OICURMT]

This was annouced two years ago...

Better late than never!

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/...ws-in-the-dark