A musical road that plays a tune as you drive might sound like something from a futuristic road trip movie, but it’s actually a road safety initiative.
This innovative stretch of highway creates music using carefully engineered grooves in the pavement, turning your tires into the pick of a giant vinyl record.
The catch?
You only hear the tune correctly if you’re driving at the speed limit.
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The musical road is a creative traffic safety initiative
This magical musical road is not just a delightful surprise, as it’s part of a smart traffic safety initiative.
Built with precisely spaced grooves in the asphalt, the road ‘plays’ a melody when cars pass over it at a specific speed.
The trick lies in the spacing: the faster you drive, the shorter the notes; go too slow, and the song drags.
Hit the sweet spot, and the music plays perfectly, rewarding careful drivers with a musical treat.
So where does this ‘singing road’ reside?
It’s located in Hungary, along Route 67 between the city of Kaposvár and the M7 motorway.
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Hungary’s first ‘singing road’ was installed in 2019, the musical stretch has turned an ordinary highway into a local curiosity and a tourist attraction in its own right.
The song chosen isn’t just any tune either.
It’s a beloved local classic: ’67-es út’ (Route 67) by Hungarian rock legend László Balázsovits and his band Republic.
The song’s title and the road’s number are no coincidence; it’s a playful nod to the track’s namesake, tying culture and road safety together in an unexpected duet.
Non-traditional approaches to road safety
While traditional enforcement methods like fines still have their place, it can be difficult to deter errant drivers, unless you charge them $129,000 for a single speeding offence.
The ‘singing road’ project reflects a growing trend in transportation design: using creative methods to promote safer driving, like this ingenious crosswalk that uses optical illusions in Iceland.
By turning adherence to speed limits into a game of precision and musical reward, drivers are more likely to stay alert and engaged.
Plus, who wouldn’t want to be serenaded by the road itself?
Whether you’re a local commuter or a road-tripping tourist, this stretch of musical road along Route 67 proves that with a bit of imagination, even road safety can hit all the right notes.
Besides, if you sat down to calculate how much time speeding actually saves you, you might be surprised by the results.
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