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Could this idea change the world for the better?

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cesium133:
The heat probably wouldn't be any worse than on an ordinary black asphalt road.

The Seldom Killer:
Still having teething problems in the Netherlands.

http://road.cc/content/news/139539-innovative-solar-cycle-path-breaks-poor-weather-conditions

Not catastrophic but not still some issues that would need to be addressed. Would be interesting to see how they would react at the other extremes of temperature.

Orkboy:
Seems like it would work so much better to make solar panel shades over the roads, and have the panels charge up batteries to power LED lights at night.  LED lights are very low power, and wouldn't have to be very bright to be effective if you use proper light cutoffs (that's the mirrored bit in a flashlight that stops it from being just a dim little bulb doing nothing useful).  That way, the panels are better protected from the cars, you can tell from a distance whether the night lights are busted so there's less chance of surprise moose, you would easily run a power surplus (assuming good weather conditions for the panels), and people driving during the day aren't blinded by sunlight, which could reduce the number of car accidents. 

Kugai:
Like all new and innovative tech, it has its bugs, but it should be interesting to see how it goes as they sort them out.

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