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Any public road savvy people know what this is? |
I've been driving over these things all day today and just wondered if I now have 10 speeding tickets (kidding). http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p257/... http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p257/... It is a traffic monitor. It counts the number of "bumps" on its wires. It is used to predict road wear and assist in fund allocation as well as adjust traffic patterns. Source(s): http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/co... I don't know for sure, but I was told once that they measure the amount of traffic on a road. The local/state government can then determine if they need more money for road repairs and widening (don't they always need more money?). It made sense to me, but I don't know that the person who told me that actually knew what he was talking about. Yup. That is correct. I worked at a real estate brokerage and the city government posts those traffic counts somewhere. Brian is right....all they are is traffic counters. You have nothing to worry about, just try to slow down anyway...I know it's hard, I have the same problem...LOL It's a traffic counter. The tube plugs into the box and every time a car goes over the tube, the pressure in the tube travels to the box and sends a reading. So many hits or "bumps" in a pre-set amount of time indicates the number of cars on the road, and thus the traffic volume. The boxes are usually set to count traffic in the peak hour (AM or PM) and then traffic engineers play with the volumes to determine if the road is handling too much traffic or whether it can accomodate more. Sometimes you might see the tubes doubled up or next to each other in different sizes, and this is usually to measure axles on the road. |
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