3D Crosswalks (pic)

[JEDI]

Probably shopped but would be cool if real

 

[nakedfrog]

http://icelandmag.visir.is/article/...isafjordur-helps-slow-down-speeding-motorists

 

[clamum]

Haha, wow that looks really cool and like a good idea!

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

I wonder how many panic stop in front of it thinking they are going to slam into a curb or something.

 

[sdifox]

Great til snow hits :awe:

 

[Drako]

Probably going to end up causing someone to panic brake, and set up a massive pile up.

 

[Red Squirrel]

That's neat, but it's only really going to work from one angle.

They changed the crosswalks here, they have a bunch of triangles in a line pointing where the car should stop, and I find it grabs the attention more. At least for this year. The paint they use here sucks and only lasts like 1 year. lol.

 

[Exterous]

Great til snow hits :awe:

I learned on my trip there that Reykjavik and other Icelandic towns route geothermally heated water under their sidewalks and roads so they rarely have to clear them of snow

 

[sdifox]

I learned on my trip there that Reykjavik and other Icelandic towns route geothermally heated water under their sidewalks and roads so they rarely have to clear them of snow

Wow, they have so much energy?

 

[Exterous]

Wow, they have so much energy?

Its a volcanically active island so its more they just stick a pipe in the earth and the earth heats up the water for them

 

[feralkid]

Its a volcanically active island so its more they just stick a pipe in the earth and the earth heats up the water for them

Exactly.

Geothermal water is used to heat around 90% of Iceland's homes, and keeps pavements and car parks snow-free in the winter. Hot water from the springs is cooled and pumped from boreholes that vary between 200 and 2,000m straight into the taps of nearby homes, negating the need for hot water heating. It's also purified and cooled to provide cold drinking water.

More here:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2008/apr/22/renewableenergy.alternativeenergy