Smart roadways that glow in the dark
 

Maybe some of these innovations will benefit cyclists in the future.

" The Netherlands will start experimenting with photoluminescent paint on roads that charges in sunlight and then glows at night to denote lanes, traffic markers and even cold weather conditions."

Read the full article:
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-tech...glow-dark.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=IBTx87xiscs

The Dutch people rock. That is incredible.

And I was happy just to get a bike lane painted on my street.

Great idea! (typical of the Dutch!!)[SARCASM_ON] but here, in the USA, it will never be adopted as drivers will find it far too distracting, and likely to interfere with their texting and other important stuff they do whilst driving [/SARCASM_OFF]
- Wil

Its computer Graphics.. if it glows by it self , get out your Geiger counter, Its radioactive.

The US money is in weapons and dissent suppression.

What about when it snows?

They're also considering a geothermal heating system to melt snow and ice.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/n...e-bike-through

In Brisbane we have some bike paths with small glowing lights to mark the lanes. I don't know if they're solar powered or mains but they are recessed into the concrete. Quite useful on the dark areas.

That's one of the coolest things I've ever seen!