Not all tech needs to be high-tech
Solutions to real-world problems are often simple and a combination of high-tech and low-tech approaches.I live in a small village in the northern folds of the South Downs in West Sussex. Until Dr Beeching wielded his axe the village was cut in two by a railway, but had its own station, just half a mile from the station in the neighbouring small town. Then, many years ago, part of the railway track was used to provide a bypass of the town and of our village, which is therefore still cut in two, but now by a road. As with many small villages, there is a desire by residents to prevent through traffic and to slow down whatever vehicles do drive through. The first photo is the ‘high-tech’ part of the traffic calming scheme used. So as to abide by the planning rules that these devices should not…