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Glow-in-the-dark roads make debut in Netherlands
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[quote:Simple27:MV8yNTMwOTI1XzQzODE4MjI3XzVGMDE3RUEx] [quote:TheGasMan II:MV8yNTMwOTI1XzQzODE4MDk0XzI2NzgyMkJF] There has been talk about magnetic sensors in the roads here. [/quote] No kidding! This is the first I heard about this. It would be interesting to have glow in the dark street lines! I'm not a huge fan of driving at night, but this would make it easier. :hf: [/quote]
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They not only look awesome, but they may actually save a lot of power. Light-absorbing glow-in-the-dark road markings have replaced streetlights on a 500m (0.3 mile) stretch of a highway in the Netherlands; this is just a test, and if everything goes alright, then authorities will implement them over longer and longer sections.
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