First Glow-In-the-Dark Road Debuts In Netherlands

An anonymous reader writes "A 500 meter (0.3 mile) stretch of road in the Netherlands has opened without the standard crop of streetlights lining its perimeter. The streetlights are believed to be unnecessary since the road markings were painted on with a mix of photo-luminescent powder, which absorbs sunlight during the day and radiates a portion of that energy back at night. Whether the modified road paint can withstand harsh weather or even provide sufficient lighting given insufficient exposure to sunlight during the day remains to be seen. The project was orchestrated by Studio Roosegaarde, which in the future plans to implement weather-sensitive road markings that would inform drivers when outside temperatures drop or rise above certain levels."

Comments

waitwhat

[Johann Lau]

I started imagining this Route 66 of the future where technology jumps out of the computer screen and becomes part of us.

You took too much, man...

Tasteless joke coming in 3..2...1

[Anonymous Coward]

These aren't the first, they've had glowing roads in Fukushima for nye on 3 years now!

*ducks

Nature

[tsa]

Most animals and plants who live alongside the roads will love this. Finally they can sleep in the dark!

Re:wile e. coyote will love this

[91degrees]

Thisis The Netherlands... I don't think they have rock faces. Or hills. Or topology generally.

Re:Useless

[Anonymous Coward]

Well , just paint the animals with reflective color, too. How hard is that ? C'mon man, some common sense.

Re:Useless

[Anonymous Coward]

Idiot. You'll have to repaint them every time they moult or breed.

Genetically engineer them to glow in the dark and they'll reproduce themselves.

Re:Useless

[mcvos]

I can see just fine by the faint yellow haze that hangs over my city at night.

Re:Useless - rather make better headlamps

[aardvarkjoe]

If needed, it can be powered through electricity according to the Dutch news source.

Perhaps by placing a lamp above the road...