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Guardian reports today that moving vehicles will generate electricity for street lights and road signs in a London trial. The hi-tech "sleeping policemen" could be rolled out nationwide once the pilot is successful.

Peter Hughes, the designer behind this idea said, "The bumps consist of a series of panels set in a pad virtually flush to the road. As the traffic passes over it, the panels go up and down, setting a cog in motion under the road. This then turns a motor, which produces mechanical energy. A steady stream of traffic passing over the bump can generate 10-36kW of power."

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