Poland Unveils Glow-In-The-Dark Bicycle Path That Is Charged By The Sun

[KLizotte]

We so need this!

http://www.boredpanda.com/glowing-blue-bike-lane-tpa-instytut-badan-technicznych-poland/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=BPFacebook

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[ursus]

It probably causes cancer.

[bentbike33]

If it only glows after a day in the sun, it probably won’t solve the morning ninja problem.

[TwoWheelsDC]

@bentbike33 147085 wrote:

If it only glows after a day in the sun, it probably won’t solve the morning ninja problem.

Doesn’t seem like it’d really solve the ninja problem at all, and may even make it worse…”Oh, I don’t need lights, the path glows!”

I’d rather see a path with solar and/or piezoelectric generators powering a low intensity lighting system.

[bobco85]

@bentbike33 147085 wrote:

If it only glows after a day in the sun, it probably won’t solve the morning ninja problem.

I wonder how long the glow lasts. If the glow doesn’t last that long, it would be fun to ride on the path at night, “painting” it with your light so that you leave a faint glowing trail behind you. It’d be awesome for a Midnight Saddles ride!

As far as practicality goes, I think it would be really useful as fog lines on some of the darker and twistier trails like the MVT. I think this glow-in-the-dark treatment probably works best as a secondary measure to helping with night visibility.

[vvill]

@TwoWheelsDC 147086 wrote:

I’d rather see a path with solar and/or piezoelectric generators powering a low intensity lighting system.

Yup! Especially if they add in ice melting abilities.

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@bobco85 147087 wrote:

I wonder how long the glow lasts.

I did some complex engineering analysis (that is to say, I clicked the link and read the first three sentences of the article) and came up with: “It’s made from a synthetic material that can give out light for up to ten hours at a time once charged by the sun throughout the day.”

So, potentially beneficial for winter evening commutes, but likely no longer glowing by morning.

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