glow-in-the-dark highway in Netherlands

[Lyon Wonder]

A photo-luminescent powder has been applied to the markings on a 0.3 mile (500 meter) stretch of highway in the Netherlands and provides the road with light-absorbing glow-in-the-dark lighting. The idea of applying photo-luminescent powder on highways is to reduce reliance on street lights.

http://arstechnica.com/business/2014/04/glow-in-the-dark-roads-make-debut-in-netherlands/

[SteveG1988]

I just read the article via the BBC

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27021291

neat tech

[relaxok]

Just saw this and came here to paste it only to find it already had been.

I would love to drive a highway full of that.. get on a motorcycle and live Tron =)

[jeffandnicole]

I've seen this on email and facebook chains as well.  Of course, they refer to it as if it's all Netherland Highways...not a short, 3/10 mile of testing.

[Road Hog]

Not sure the striping will be much more visible at night than with fresh conventional reflective paint.

[1995hoo]

I'd be interested in seeing photos or video of how well it works on a rainy night. I hate it when the lines on the road disappear in the dark when it's raining.

[Brandon]

And here's the previous thread:

https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=8580.0

Still wonder what their winter performance would be and how resilient to the plows these stripes would be.  Paint eventually gets scraped up by snow plows during the winter months.

[hm insulators]

Do we really need more light pollution because of upward-pointing light?

[seicer]

Are LED lights more cost efficient in the long run?

[Brandon]

Are LED lights more cost efficient in the long run?

Probably not more than the powder (see article above), but they do have their uses (airports).

[hobsini2]

Brandon, Naperville just installed some LED streetlights in some test zones along Rickert Dr near Ogden Ave, Raymond Dr north of Ogden Ave, and Naper Blvd south of Plank Rd last week.