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Musical Roads
Jun. 7th, 2015 09:09 amThey've been around for a few years now, but I only just heard of these thanks to a "Best Road Trips" article.
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These remind me of a little spot on 635 eastbound in Dallas as you approach the bridge over I-35. Every time I go over that spot I get a brief moment of where the road changes grade slightly and I hear a higher pitched "tone" for only a half-second. Once I recognized that it always made that change in sound I began looking forward to hearing it every time I drove over it, and I tend to point it out when I have passengers in the car. I'm going to be sad when the road work being done in that area eventually forces the repaving of that spot.
Also, I know the idea of these musical grooves is to entice people to drive the speed limit, but wouldn't they still make sounds at higher speeds, sounding like a record being played at the wrong speed? That sounds like an enticement to drive even faster, much like hearing your voice change is an enticement to huff on a helium balloon.
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These remind me of a little spot on 635 eastbound in Dallas as you approach the bridge over I-35. Every time I go over that spot I get a brief moment of where the road changes grade slightly and I hear a higher pitched "tone" for only a half-second. Once I recognized that it always made that change in sound I began looking forward to hearing it every time I drove over it, and I tend to point it out when I have passengers in the car. I'm going to be sad when the road work being done in that area eventually forces the repaving of that spot.
Also, I know the idea of these musical grooves is to entice people to drive the speed limit, but wouldn't they still make sounds at higher speeds, sounding like a record being played at the wrong speed? That sounds like an enticement to drive even faster, much like hearing your voice change is an enticement to huff on a helium balloon.
