Heating element snow test/LEDs on show (in
the dark)/Artist’s impression of ‘Solar Freakin’
Roadways’
nance costs, especially
as repairs would simply
involve directly replacing each damaged tile.
• The panels have
LEDs installed, meaning
that the road can light
up ahead of cars, flash
• Buildings
would warning signals and
plug directly into the reconfigure at a touch
road, and electric cars of a button (great for
could be charged as car parks, playgrounds
and managing traffic
they drive.
flow).
• The panels are more
durable then tarmac • The panels have
and so reduce mainte- pressure sensors so
on dwindling fossil fuels
would be allayed.
• The surplus energy could then be sold
so that the solar panels effectively pay for
themselves.
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can warn drivers of
any obstructions in the
road ahead (especially
attractive for unlit roads
in regions where large
wildlife roam dangerously in the darkness).
• The panels contain
heating elements so can
clear the road of ice and
snow constantly, preventing untold numbers
of accidents.
Of course, the process of transforming
the whole US road net-