Friday, May 1, 2009

Roads that sing in South Korea?

The Singing road in South Korea was implemented to help drives stay alert as they enter dangerous sections of highway.  This link shows you a news story shown here in America about this subject.  The reason that I chose this video is because of the Honda commercials that have been on television about their singing highway.  This video shows that South Korea is using new methods when it comes to personal transportation to help you stay alert at the wheel.
I believe that America can still learn from our neighbors about new ways to keep us safe on the road.  Using this new technology not just on the side of the roads where we currently have it, but also in the road could help to keep sleepy drivers awake and people talking on their phones to stay alert.
I could also see this being a problem.  If something like this were to be implemented here in the States, people would find some way to abuse it.  You would have people who want to find out what this sounds like at faster speeds and do what they can to accomplish that.  I know that idea would cross my mind... Either way, I think that this would be something interesting to see, wither over here, or take a trip to South Korea to see it myself.

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