Coming at you from the future
Jun. 25th, 2009 02:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
You might not have been able to tell, but for the last little while I've been writing from the future. A few weeks ago, the council changed the speed signs near my house from the traditional number painted on a sheet of metal to a solar-powered light display:

Most of the time the speed along this stretch of the highway is 70 kph, but that drops to 40 kph during school crossing time. And when that happens, the sign changes to 40 and flashes for the duration. I've seen the future and it looks disco. It could only be improved if it played music and the red lights went off and on in patterns. (Although that would possibly be distracting to motorists.)

Most of the time the speed along this stretch of the highway is 70 kph, but that drops to 40 kph during school crossing time. And when that happens, the sign changes to 40 and flashes for the duration. I've seen the future and it looks disco. It could only be improved if it played music and the red lights went off and on in patterns. (Although that would possibly be distracting to motorists.)