Rachel Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 nothing mentioned in materiel or manufacture, but hey it's a start! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 They've been talking about it for years, I wonder how far the $1m raised so far would pave - lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted May 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Hmm, given development, prototyping and initial manufacture - I'd guess it paid for the dance floor outside their shed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 (edited) It's a nice idea, but totally unworkable in practice. The installation costs alone would be astronomical, let alone buying the bits to do it, not to mention coordinating all the services. Just imagine having to dig up a road, then get all the suppliers to re-route all the services under it such as gas, electricity, water, drainage, sewerage, telecoms etc, then dig a big trench to put it all back in again, then individually join all the connections for those services back up to the consumers, before then doing the groundwork and laying the surface. It would be a nightmare, the only way it would ever work is if any new roads were built for it in the first place, but that won't happen because the time it would take to recoup the installation costs would be so long no government or council looks that far enough into the future, after all, it'll likely be someone elses problem by then. Also, they look a bit bumpy, not much fun on a bike or skateboard/roller boots. And no mention of how they manage uneven ground, the plates are big enough that you'd feel every bump as the flat surfaces are angled against each other to make inclines/descents. Edited May 27, 2014 by Tipex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Grip? First crash that happens, the driver(s) will blame the surface. Tyre marks? If it has any grip, it will get coated in rubber. Last time I checked, tyre rubber was black. How do you make the surface smooth & hard enough to not get crazed by all the grit being ground into it and yet grippy enough to drive on? Who pays to re-do it when you get a nasty puncture and the rim touches the roadway? This is a stupid idea, and trust me, I've seen some stupid ideas over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Bangle Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Grip? First crash that happens, the driver(s) will blame the surface. Tyre marks? If it has any grip, it will get coated in rubber. Last time I checked, tyre rubber was black. This is irrelevant, as they won't get built until we're all in flying cars! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimdiesel Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 A girl I used to work with once asked why the roads couldn't be made out of rubber, and the vehicle wheels made of concrete or steel. You wouldn't have to keep on buying tyres, was her reasoning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 A girl I used to work with once asked why the roads couldn't be made out of rubber, and the vehicle wheels made of concrete or steel. You wouldn't have to keep on buying tyres, was her reasoning! I like that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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