It would seem obvious but these Solar Powered -LED markers improve road visibility by 10X and in England where installed, have lowered night-time accidents by 70%. Yes, they cost more than the normal reflective ones, but that cost is washed out by keeping an accident from occurring. And I am not talking the tree hugger 'by saving a life, the cost is worth it' but about the cost to tax payers and insurance premiums... Click on the picture to link to original posting on Autoblog.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Road Safety, good idea that should be implemented NOW
It would seem obvious but these Solar Powered -LED markers improve road visibility by 10X and in England where installed, have lowered night-time accidents by 70%. Yes, they cost more than the normal reflective ones, but that cost is washed out by keeping an accident from occurring. And I am not talking the tree hugger 'by saving a life, the cost is worth it' but about the cost to tax payers and insurance premiums... Click on the picture to link to original posting on Autoblog.
