00:00this is why australia has almost no nighttime traffic accidents most places just lay one layer
00:04of asphalt and rely entirely on street lights but this is different while the asphalt is still warm
00:09specially made glowing stones are pressed directly into it not randomly scattered but pressed in
00:13precisely during the semi-hardened stage permanently embedded into the road surface
00:17structure these stones absorb light during the day and glow at night for up to eight hours
00:21you'll also see them on park walking paths lighting the surface while doubling is decoration
00:25even without street lights the road beneath your feet stays visible you've actually seen the same
00:29idea on garden steps fluorescent stones spread across the surface smoothed flat then the top
00:34layer washed away just before the cement sets leaving only the embedded particles inside
00:37at night they slowly glow glowing roads use exactly the same logic no external lighting required the
00:43road glows by itself and not harsh direct light but soft diffused reflection that outlines the lane
00:48boundaries layer by layer straight sections curves slopes the road direction stays clearly visible at
00:53all times even with rain fog or oncoming high beams interfering the road boundary never simply
00:58disappears the biggest fear of nighttime driving isn't darkness it's not knowing whether you're still on
01:03the road these road surfaces do one thing only keep the road boundary visible to you at all times
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