Roads coated with anti-glare material/chemical or something to stop sun-blindness when road is wet.Many apologies if already suggested elsewhere...
-- veitchy, Feb 03 2003

So you probably wouldn't like this idea then http://www.halfbake..._20Global_20Warming
[mrthingy, Oct 04 2004]

Tricky, because the glare comes from the film of water on the road, not the road material itself. You would need a way of dispersing the water film.
-- 8th of 7, Feb 03 2003


That's what potholes are for
-- thumbwax, Feb 03 2003


Yeah, whatever you put on the road, the water will just sit on top of it. Put your Polaroids on.
-- DrCurry, Feb 03 2003


I can turn off the sun for you if you want, thcgenius.
-- Macwarrior, Feb 03 2003


An uneven road surface would be very noisy, if you tried to do it with some kind of corrugation, ridges or grooves.
-- kropotkin, Feb 03 2003


Make the grooves parallel to the direction of travel. Unless you're changing lanes or merging or something, this should be almost as quiet as flat roads.
-- Bert6322, Feb 03 2003


Actually, a special road surface material could work, if it was either very hydrophobic (increase run-off) or absorbent (wicks water away).

As DrC suggested, a better idea would be to wear polarising shades. These selectively filter out reflected light. A polarising windscreen is possible, but it's much more costly and would be AS1 non-compliant.
-- FloridaManatee, Feb 03 2003


//making the centre of the road ... higher than the outsides//
That's called "camber", and roads have had it since the Romans.
-- angel, Feb 04 2003


No grooves please, they make motorcycling just a little too exciting. Why not add millions of tiny holes, with a drainage layer underneath. The water will simply soak through the road.
-- rbl, Feb 04 2003



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