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Ugh, that looks overly complex especially if you want to read it before parking (or at least getting out of your car). Solar powered LEDs are really cheap; we a
by BinaryIdiot 12y ago
Ugh, that looks overly complex especially if you want to read it before parking (or at least getting out of your car). Solar powered LEDs are really cheap; we actually have a bunch of lights around my way that are entirely run off of solar with batteries for night. Why can't the schedule be programmed and a crude digital sign display where you can park and for how long? Maybe say loading and unloading only at times?
I have a hard enough time explaining to users how to do simply things on a computer or hell even read directions; this seems like a pain to me.
- prawn 12y agoNo fallback (battery failure, etc) and more expensive.
- BinaryIdiot 12y agoThey can hook them into the power grid for fallback if necessary but that doesn't really matter; simple metal signs also can have issues (spray paint, hit by car, stickers, etc) and I don't see anyone saying we shouldn't do those as they don't have a fallback. Sure they're more expensive but solar is pretty cheap and it will allow them to modify and adapt to changing parking / driving patterns preventing more print runs of the signs in the future and possibly optimizing. Seems like a good way to spend money to me at least compared to a lot of other, more wasteful uses of tax money.
- prawn 12y agoThe issues you list for metal signs apply to electronic signs too, meaning they have even more potential problems. Wiring them all would be a significant expense for councils. I'd bet that reissuing metal signs is still going to be far more efficient. I'd be looking at ways to simplify use of the streets first. Sometimes low-tech solutions work best.