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Dealing With Speeders In India

India Turns To 3D Paintings As A Speed Breaker Alternative

Tyler Lee | April 27, 2016



If you drive, then you know that speed bumps and speed breakers can a painful experience as not only does it mess with your tyre pressure, but it can affect your car’s suspension, and in some cases with poorly built speed bumps, could end up damaging your undercarriage. However such implementations are necessary due to safety reasons, like to prevent drivers from speeding.
However over in India, it seems that the country has come up with a rather novel way of dealing with speedsters. Instead of turning to regular speed breakers, they have instead chosen to deploy 3D paintings which are designed to look like physical objects from afar, thus forcing the driver to slow down even though in reality, it is a flat surface.

"India plans to use 3D paintings as virtual speed-breakers to make its roads safer." Source: http://mashable.com/2016/04/26/india-3d-paintings-speed-breakers/
"Artist uses painting to curb excess road accidents. Talented Indian 3D artists, Saumya and Shakun created a fierce painting in an attempt to reduce traffic accidents in a particular spot." Source: http://pulse.ng/arts_culture/in-india-artist-uses-painting-to-curb-excess-road-accidents-photos-id4787584.html

<more at http://www.ubergizmo.com/2016/04/3d-paintings-speed-breaker-alternative/; related articles and links: http://mashable.com/2016/04/26/india-3d-paintings-speed-breakers/ (India plans to use 3D paintings as virtual speed-breakers to make its roads safer. April 26, 2016) and http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/nitin-gadkari-floats-idea-to-try-3d-paintings-as-virtual-speed-breakers-2771258/ (Nitin Gadkari floats idea to try 3D paintings as virtual speed breakers. India witnesses as high as 5 lakh [lakh = 100,000 or one hundred thousand] road accidents in a year, in which 1.5 lakh people die and another 3 lakh are maimed. Apirl 26, 2016)>

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