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Road Marker Marks You

Posted by michael on from the in-soviet-russia dept.

If you could make a reflective road marker (a "road stud", in the jargon) that contained a small solar cell and battery, you would be able to: A) power a LED at night to provide lit lanes, not just reflection; B) monitor for fog or water on the road surface; C) monitor the temperature to detect ice; D) use infrared ranging and embedded cameras to detect and report the license number of anyone speeding on the road; E) All of the above. If the company can make them cheap enough, they'll be everywhere in a few years.

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  1. Re:Oh shit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Actually, the original post already noted this. It's from the 'in-soviet-russia dept.'

    THE OBVIOUS JOKE HAS BEEN MADE! Nothing to see here. Move along.

  2. Gee by SILIZIUMM · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Remove all posts containing the word "Soviet" or "Russia" (including this very one) and the comment thread shrinks to 5 posts! Amazing...

  3. Re:Aqua-planing ? by Kombat · · Score: 1, Redundant

    That's one reason I like the British so much. They're one of the only countries in the world who have dropped the parochial "local time" nonsense and switched to GMT.

    Uh, are you going for "+1 Funny" mods, or are you serious? The Brits use GMT instead of "local time" because in Britain, GMT is "local time." GMT is the time in Greenwich, England.

    If I missed your joke, then I apologize for killing it. :)

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