If you have been to the movies recently, I am sure that you have had the chance to see a flick in normal format or 3-D.
Like many things, although it has been around before, it seems that it too -- like wine -- aged finer.
But here's an intriguing take on 3-D. Implementing it on roadways to encourage safer driving. I don't know how nor do I particularly care but in West Vancouver a 3-D image of a little girl chasing a ball will be making an appearance.
Can this be more effective than paint on the ground? I am skeptical.
Oh yeah, and it costs $15,000 to operate. Is this a practical measure for upcoming safety tech?
It’s already on the big screen, but now a 3D image is being used on the streets of West Vancouver in an attempt to jolt reckless drivers into reality.
Motorists travelling on 22nd Street in West Vancouver will be confronted with a 3D image of a little girl chasing a ball in the street starting next Tuesday. The girl will be an optical illusion, but the scenario is very real, according to David Dunne of the BCAA Traffic Safety Foundation.
‘We need to expect the unexpected because anything could happen, whether it is a 3D image on the road ... or whether it’s a live child or a dog running in front of the car, these are all things that we have to be able to control for in a vehicle,” Mr. Dunne said...
[Source: The Globe and Mail]
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