Smart sensors have been developed to reduce traffic accidents on deadly roads in India.
Speeding drivers had no way of knowing what was coming round hairpin bends found on the edge of the Jammu-Srinagar Highway, with many collisions taking place on the corners. Vehicles also face a terrifying two to three-kilometre drop-off down the steep cliffs.
But now, HP Lubricants and creative agency Leo Burnett India have designed #RoadsthatHonk sensors. They use a range of technology to detect the speed of any oncoming traffic – including radar, wireless capabilities and solar power.
The sensors work in pairs and are placed on poles on each end of the tight curves in the road. A radar reads the speed of the vehicles and the two poles wirelessly communicate with each other.
The sensors light up when there is traffic coming and drivers either side of the bend also hear a loud honk. That way, the drivers know to slow down.
It’s hoped the warning system will be adopted across the whole of India, to make other highways safer and ultimately save lives.
