New Mexico transportation officials are hoping a "singing road" along historic Route 66 will curb speeding.
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Productions is creating the road between Albuquerque and the mountain
community of Tijeras for a new National Geographic Channel series dubbed
"Crowd Control" that will debut in November.The road uses a series of rumble strips to create music. The driver will hear the tune as long as the speed limit is obeyed.
There are only a few such "singing roads" in the world.
Aside from getting drivers to slow down, state Transportation Secretary Tom Church says the rumble strips will keep drowsy drivers from falling asleep at the wheel.
He says the goal of the experiment is to change driver behaviour in a fun way by giving them a reward for obeying the speed limit.
The video below is of a different singing road but will show you how they work
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