43 links have been added on 12 ideas about #road.
  1. You can also find airless tires for bikes and scooters on Amazon.

  2. Several top brands are already testing out airless car tires.

  3. Check out these space-based airless tires designed by NASA that are guaranteed to put an end to your puncture problems.
    https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/07/26/no-more-flat-tyres-these-nasa-developed-space-wheels-could-help-cut-car-particle-pollution

  4. A great idea, but these roads will be expensive, especially when you factor in initial costs and wear and tear.

  5. Electric roads can significantly increase the range of electric vehicles.

  6. American electric car owners will soon enjoy driving on an EV charging road.

  7. Sweden is already using an EV charging road!
    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/apr/12/worlds-first-electrified-road-for-charging-vehicles-opens-in-sweden

  8. An excellent idea to promote politeness on the road – but only if you install a polite message.
    https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/sdut-sorry-thankful-you-can-say-it-sign-your-cars-rear–2011feb21-story.html

  9. Someone had this concept a while back – roads that turn pink in icy conditions!
    https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13592-intelligent-paint-turns-roads-pink-in-icy-conditions/

  10. Did you know that the first traffic cones were made out of wood? Check out this article on the history of traffic cones https://safeindustrial.co.uk/stats-and-facts-about-traffic-cones/

  11. Japan has been using some pretty odd-looking traffic cones on the road. They sure do get the attention of the drivers and other road users.

  12. Sounds like someone should make thes crash thing into a simple app the police can use aswell.

  13. Here is your answer why this idea didn’t turn into reality – someone will lose out on lots of repair work, something their lobbyists will fight for. Shameful, why not make them the height of kids heads then, to give more work to private surgeons?

  14. Lol, an idiot on Quora answers “because different vehicles have different needs” so not actually to protect people from crash injurys then?

  15. Sort of an obvious idea really but after years, they are still not standard. Worse is that they are an ego thing for big boys with toys. Cowards.

  16. Would be good if they played a sound while you crossed too!

  17. Think its just a concept/idea rather than a thing. Though not sure. It says in the Wired article that it could project silhouettes of the pedestrians behind it, so the motorists are aware that there are lives behind the barrier, that don’t want to be extinguished. Would this type of thing help though? Motorists that ignore lights are just as likely to ignore laser lights too right?

  18. Wow, I found this from a Google reverse image search. It’s a “virtual wall” and looks like they made it over a decade ago, why aren’t they all over the place already?

  19. Watch this space…

  20. lol, quora suggests inflatable autos.