Yeah, when a normal road breaks they just go get a dumptruck full of asphalt and patch things up. With this there's glass and technology to replace $$$.
This whole thing is so overblown. A cool concept but people are ignoring the obvious problems with it and saying "OMG FUND THIS NOW!!!!" when it is years away from being even conceptually feasible.
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I feel like they would get destroyed pretty quickly. Semis, car accidents, shit falling off trucks, etc. And I'm guessing they would need to be cleaned fairly frequently since roads aren't exactly clean. Since they're glass, there's also the issue of sun glare, unless they come up with a non-reflective surface, but I feel like that would make them less efficient, though I'm not really sure. And then there's the cost, the roads around here are shit already and they're only asphalt, how are they gonna pay for fucking solar panels? Maybe it could be feasible in the future when solar panels are cheap and easy to make, but I can't see this happening any time soon.Leave a comment:
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Solar Roadways
I remember hearing about these years ago, but recently they've been getting a lot of attention and have over $1,000,000 raised on indiegogo.
The human in me is saying freaking finally, this is a huge step towards the future. So many of our current world problems could be reduced or eleminated with this single technology, let's get it done yesterday.
But the car enthusiast in me is saying screw that, this can only lead to the end of so many things I like. The road surface is tempered glass, I can only imagine how that is for grip, and if they do break eventually what's it going to do to our tires. They heat up in the winter so no more snow sliding while everyone else is staying off the roads. They are pressure sensitive and can relay traffic info, but how about when the police start using them for speeding and reckless driving tickets?
What are your thoughts?
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