The new electronic highway signs are being tested
Back in May I posted about the new digital signs that are popping up all over the place and a local blogger now has a picture of whats looks like a sign undergoing testing. The question still remains what are they going to be used for?
When I was in Munich traveling on the highway they had similar signs with the speed limit on it. The speed limit changed depending on the amount of traffic, when the sign was off I think it meant you had no limit but when the sign was on it meant follow whatever speed limit is displayed until the next sign. I doubt its going to be used like this here but to just display the speed limit like in the picture above which everyone already knows anyway is a waste. Anyone know what these signs are going to be used for or anyone have a theory?
Thanks DLC
Update: I replaced the original picture I posted with a better one I took myself on the Gulf Road.
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29 Comments, add your own...
1. Lujain | June 22nd, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Those signs will probably informational to notify the driver of upcoming traffic, accidents, road blocks.
2. DJ Hamster | June 22nd, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Thats how it is up here in the states. All they tell you here is of upcoming traffic jams ahead, which is pretty useless, as you can see them upfront with your own eyes.
3. 3baid | June 22nd, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Upfront, they’re for traffic notifications, but their true function is for advertising :P
4. Yousef | June 22nd, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Amber Alert maybe..
5. BB | June 22nd, 2008 at 4:24 pm
I think that this is one of the useless governmental deals to benefit their friends .. same as the ugly palms that were spreader all over q8
6. djhightide | June 22nd, 2008 at 4:30 pm
looks like signboards in dubai
7. irishlassy85 | June 22nd, 2008 at 4:55 pm
back home we have these……….they say things like : accident ahead.. reduce speed, be cautious ………
or … water on road surface (if we have heavy rain)
doubt that kuwait will say nething about rain …:P lol..
however, if there is a sandstorm it can give warnings etc..
8. crocko rock | June 22nd, 2008 at 5:25 pm
I told you before.
It’s a traffic monitor that dynamically changes according to congestion.
9. Mark | June 22nd, 2008 at 5:37 pm
thats what i said in my previous post but now that they have the speed limit in the sign i am wondering if thats going to be dynamic.
10. sp4rkster | June 22nd, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Mark,
I just received a message stating that internet in Kuwait will not be available from the 29th of June to the 8th of July. Thought that’d be of some importance, if it does hold any truth.
11. Les | June 22nd, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Soon to be seen on the electronic signs…
“Why are you using your mobile when you are driving? Dad! Look out! People are crossing the road! DaaAAAD!”
“Oh my guts!”
12. Les | June 22nd, 2008 at 5:46 pm
…or it could be something useful like “Please use the designated traffic lanes. Emergency lane is for emergencies and speeding a**holes only!”
13. balboa | June 22nd, 2008 at 5:51 pm
there were signs like that on a highway in kuwait somewheres far i cant remember where exactly and it would show u the speed limit and as u were heading towards it it would tell u ur speed and if u were going too fast or not
14. Amjad | June 22nd, 2008 at 6:26 pm
In Oman they’re used for various purposes.
Speed limit, weather condition, traffic condition, events going in town and so on…
15. ISF-Man | June 22nd, 2008 at 7:23 pm
Yeahp it should tell you about the upcoming traffic conditions
16. sfsa78 | June 22nd, 2008 at 7:29 pm
What a waste of freekin’ money.. should have spent the money on water+electricity Infrastructure.
ANYONE THAT AGREES HONK YOUR HORN!!! lol
17. Delicately Realitsic | June 22nd, 2008 at 9:11 pm
Come on guys! Its so obvious what they’re for!!
They’re to make Kuwait look more modern ! ;p
18. Moey | June 22nd, 2008 at 9:50 pm
nice!
19. Meshoooo | June 22nd, 2008 at 10:30 pm
usually in the states, they flash “travel time to” is x minutes
usually refers to exits or areas and the time measurement starts from the point that you pass the sign board
maybe thats why we see all the mini cameras (or infrared monitors) popping all over the city streets
maybe Garmin can utilize this info to predict trafic jams on routes through MSN direct GPS devices like the ones used in the states
20. mEL | June 22nd, 2008 at 11:11 pm
why cant they just get the countdown timers for traffic lights. Now those would be pretty useful . :)
21. Rayboy | June 22nd, 2008 at 11:16 pm
ok its like , one of my friends who works in the company that actually installed them said these are to be used to guide traffic. the following is planned
- Inform public about traffic jams ahead
- to divert traffic to the nearest turns
- Inform about important events in kuwait
- Road blockages
- Traffic notices like “Wear your seat belts etc”
- Lower speed limits if needed …
its more of a notification system.
22. TanGo | June 22nd, 2008 at 11:59 pm
meanwhile, making some contractor a ton of money
23. Rayboy | June 23rd, 2008 at 12:49 am
Yeah thats always the case :
They made Fire Extingushers mandatory … someone made money
Now Handsfree … many making money
and it will go on..
24. Bashar | June 23rd, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Probably some guy made fortune from selling them, and eventually they could be used for ads and stuff like tarsheed campaign.
25. dishevelled | June 23rd, 2008 at 3:23 pm
What I’m more interested in knowing is what are those little white camera’s every couple of hundred meters next to the bidi’ roundabout. Speed? Monitoring traffic?
26. lensman | June 23rd, 2008 at 7:50 pm
It would be great if the signs could tell me until which exit the traffic was bad so I could cut across from say the 30 or the 40 to the 25 or the 50 to get back on the 30 or 40 ahead of the traffic jam. All of the daily traffic in the morning, afternoons and evenings can be avoided by a shift in the office timings.
27. 3baid | June 23rd, 2008 at 9:27 pm
haha Delicately Realitsic +1 :]
28. Conan | June 24th, 2008 at 10:47 am
It reminds me of the “speed calculator” at fahaheel highway. We use it to break our previous speed record.
29. Hinglish Hai | August 19th, 2008 at 5:20 pm
The RADAR what they say is the speed sensing device used with camera.Once the speed is sensed beyond set limit,the sensing device (radar)is locked to the speedy car till it gives a signal to camera to operate.
All the cameras you find on road sides are fitted with speed sensing devices which is generally knowsn as RADAR.
That’s all….
Further more “The Road is monitored by Camera and Radar” doesn’t mean that your car is tracked by any Satellite RADAR or any other RADAR. That’s the only speed sensing device incorporated with CAMERA.
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