Sydney’s solar-powered e-paper traffic signs report zero failures since 2013

Re:Sydney’s solar-powered e-paper traffic signs report zero ... by kbart on Thursday May 04, 2017 @08:39AM (#14264339)

This article is jut an ad. What I'd really like to know:

- What is total cost and what maintenance is required (annually) and how does it compare to the traditional road signs?

- What about visibility (I assume, it doesn't have reflective property as traditional road sign paint)? At night? At rain? At other extreme weather conditions?

- What connection is used and how secure is it (I assume, it's controlled remotely)?

- What protections does it have against vandalism and theft?

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Re:Sydney’s solar-powered e-paper traffic signs report zero ... by Ursa83 on Thursday May 04, 2017 @08:42AM (#14264360)

This might explain things a bit more: www.visionect.com/blog/worlds-first-epaper-traffic-signs In short, the signs are paperlike, with a 180-degree viewing angle and no glare, but they do have a frontlight. They connect via 3G and have tamper detection.

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Re:Sydney’s solar-powered e-paper traffic signs report zero ... by the8472 on Thursday May 04, 2017 @10:32AM (#14265084)

I think he meant retro-reflective properties of normal roadsigns. Merely being paper-like is not the same.

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Re:Sydney’s solar-powered e-paper traffic signs report zero ... by bostonpete on Thursday May 04, 2017 @01:08PM (#14266605)

> What about visibility (I assume, it doesn't have reflective property as traditional road sign paint)? At night? At rain? At other extreme weather conditions?

So far, this seems to only be used for parking signs, where visibility isn't as much of a concern.

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