Like a Frog

I felt a bit like a 'katak di bawah tempurung' the other day (Malay sentence - literally translated to frog under a coconut shell; meaning a a person without much exposure to things in the world). I went to Westfield Doncaster, a shopping mall recently expanded and renovated in Doncaster and as I turned into the carpark I saw this:

Notice the small red lights above the cars - I'm told that this ingenious idea has already been operating in Singapore for many years, and even Sunway Pyramid in Malaysia is using this. But, as I turned into the new car park, my eyes were as big as saucers, rivalling my wide open mouth. Drivers can see the exact number of parking bays available in each aisle via an automated screen and the sensors above each parking bay turns from red to green once a bay has been vacated. So, finding parking will soon be a breeze in a crowded area. I had no problems finding parking that day, but not so much reliance on the new system - I just spotted someone putting groceries into her car so I waited for her to return the trolley and took her spot.