Sunday, August 18, 2013

how to reduce accidents at emergency lanes

A problem was posed to see the creative problem solving skills of the youths and to brainstorm without passing judgement.


When cars break down on the emergency lanes of super highways with three lanes up and down.Sometimes,it's raining or foggy so cars which are speeding may hit the back of the stationary car,causing injuries to the passengers in the cars or the driver who is kneeling down to check the tyres.

Solution: top of cars has emergency laser throbbing strobe lights that can be fixed on top of car and connected to battery to warn oncoming cars like a lighthouse
Solution: redesign the emergency lanes with wider berths and crash zones of old tyres to lessen the impact
Solution: A special chemical like an emergency fire extinguisher which can be sprayed on the tarmac to make it sticky to slow down cars that try to cut into the emergency lanes,Such foams,gluey chemicals can be dissolved by spraying a solvent once repairs are done.
Solution: An emergency booth that the driver can activate to warn oncoming cars of a broken down vehicle every 5km.3km away
Solution; the driver can put on a suit that has flashing LED lights all over so that cars can see them in foggy weather.

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