Subliminal Safety Idea

[YT2095]

answering a question in the "pre-echo" thread, I came upon an interesting idea/invention, allow me to try it out on ya`ll

 

have you ever been driving down a Motorway/highway/Autoban an encountered those rumble strips, like mini speed bumps that vibrate the hell out of your car?

 

well applying the same principal as used in the grooves of a record, these strips could be lain in such a way so as to not only just vibrate, but give an audible/vocal message as well!

 

the closer the strips the higher the pitch and furter appart the lower the pitch and so on. a "STAY AWAKE" or "Sharp bend approaching" etc.. message could be embeded into these bumps, a bit like a bar code.

now It wouldn`t suit ALL circumstances sure, wet weather, radio on etc... but if it elliminated say 20% of accidents in a trouble spot, it would be worth it, and wouldn`t cost that much to do with a computer and a strip laying machine

Subliminal effects could be used ti mimik brain patterns to stimulate alertness if you didn`t want to go the audio/vocal path.

 

 

I III II IIII I III I I IIII II = Eat at Joes

 

any thoughts?

[Kedas]

I think you would have to drive very fast to understand what he/she is saying.

and the words would be 'drive slower'

 

About 150Hz is probably the best you can get.

[YT2095]

good point actualy with regards to the vocal bit.

I calculate at 50kph and 100 strips per meter 231.48 Hz would be the best you`de get

but the brain wave patern to stimulate alertness might work?

[Kedas]

The dampers of the car are your sound filter. This will probably determine the max frequency.

 

'brain wave' pattern stimulation maybe but it's a dangerous thing to force that to someone certainly because you do not control the 'right' frequency.

some have bad influance.

[YT2095]

yeah, I hear that 7Hz can be quite nasty if not fatal at sufficient power

 

oh well, back to the drawing board )

[blike]

Couldn't you just move the strips closer together?