Japan's Melody Roads Play Music as You Drive

Krishna Dagli writes "The road works by using grooves, which are cut at very specific intervals in the surface. Just as traveling over small speed bumps or road markings can emit a rumbling tone throughout a vehicle, the melody road uses the spaces between to create different notes."

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[renegadesx]

An oversized viynal? But what if you dont like the song?

Re:Tire wear? And more importantly, road wear?

[Solandri]

I'd love to know the secret that makes them think that they'll be able to keep these strips around for more than a year or so.

Maybe they're not built by the lowest bidder?

I remember an interview with the chief engineer of a road construction company. He claimed that if the state was willing to pay about twice as much, he could build them a road which could last 100 years. But if he did that he'd be underbid for every contract and would go out of business. So the state ends up with roads which need to be resurfaced after 5 years and rebuilt after 15-25. Essentially the longevity is enough to span one politician's career in that office. After that it'll be someone else's problem, so why spend extra money on it?

You mean like...

[tjstork]

you mean like:

Space Station
Space Shuttle

or

Las Vegas

or

Lincoln Financial Field

and... yeah, it is cool that the good old USA can muster up a few of these bad boys:

F-22

So I guess we're just totally broke?

Re:You mean like...

[Knuckles]

In the end, population wins

Oh yes? Then I hope you have already sent your regards to your new Chinese and Indian overlords.