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One thing that I don't get about this and related stories: if the road surface is damaged as badly as they say, then why are there no pictures of the damage (th
by gmueckl 6y ago
One thing that I don't get about this and related stories: if the road surface is damaged as badly as they say, then why are there no pictures of the damage (the one picture showing damaged modules is described as not taken from modules instLled on the road)? Also, I googled several other stories and none of them has hard facts on why it failed, essentially speculating about different reasons.
Something about this story is not quite right, at least the way it was reported in English language media.
- kube-system 6y agoI can’t read the article, but previous articles I have read on the subject indicated that the road authorities who evaluated the tech never found it suitable to install on a public roadway to begin with. Besides the durability/maintenance issues, it also had lower friction than a normal road surface. I think one here in the US gave it a trial run as a sidewalk and even that use was a failure when the freeze and thaw cycle of the ground broke them.