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@The_Seldom_Killer
Seemi is a good idea and one that should be worth considering, but it's not immediate. The actions of the DfT to provide fresnal lenses to HGV drivers isn't a media stunt. It's proven technology that is cheap, immediately accessible, continuous and reliable.
Just on a brief reading of the seemi proposal I can identify a number of different areas where the system is vulnerable and has severe limitations (costs, adaptations to infrastructure, absence of traffic lights, requirements of continuous power supply, planning regulations, timeliness, road structure, non-connective, lack of expectation, etc). Under the right conditions it would be worth investing in, but like the fresnal lenses it cannot be considered as a sole response.