WTF are these things

EliteBSU · 05-08-2007, 01:14 PM

All the time in the spring i see these boxes next to the road. with a cable stretching across the road.

I'm thinking its something with the Dept. of Transportation but who knows. anyone know for certain?

they annoy me, like i should behave and legal when i drive over it.

there is one about a mile from my house, i'm loading my axe tonight and hacking that biatch up on my way to work.

**Jayelin** · 05-08-2007, 01:21 PM

I know, I hate those things. I think they're either counting cars or they're a more covert way of tracking speed.

EliteBSU · 05-08-2007, 02:40 PM

i figured it could tell speed by the time between the front and rear wheels going over the cable.

today i was behind a school bus. so i drove over it with the front wheels. then waited over it for 10 seconds. then hit the back wheels. should register something like a nice .0034 MPH

**romanaz** · 05-08-2007, 04:36 PM

yeah, idk what they are, they got them in my area all year.

**Blap Blaow** · 05-08-2007, 05:06 PM

They're used to calculate trends in road use (peak use times/ direction/ quietest times etc).

Often useful if they're planning road works and they want to know if they can do work at night or they have to close the whole road etc

**skelooth** · 05-08-2007, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Blap Blaow

They're used to calculate trends in road use (peak use times/ direction/ quietest times etc).

Often useful if they're planning road works and they want to know if they can do work at night or they have to close the whole road etc

exactly.

They can not record speed because not all cars have 2 sets (what about 18 wheelers?) and sometimes cars may not be in synch (first set of first car goes over, then first set of second car goes over).

All they do is record how many sets of wheels went over and at what times, then they do all sorts of statistical analysis.

**BigZeke** · 05-08-2007, 08:41 PM

They're for landing Maverick and his F-14

**DarkFalcon** · 05-09-2007, 05:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigZeke

They're for landing Maverick and his F-14

You know it IceMan!

**powerman2000** · 05-09-2007, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigZeke

They're for landing Maverick and his F-14

Tom Cruise is a mo

05-08-2007, 01:14 PM	#1
EliteBSU IMPC Contestant Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota Posts: 460 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 63	WTF are these things All the time in the spring i see these boxes next to the road. with a cable stretching across the road. I'm thinking its something with the Dept. of Transportation but who knows. anyone know for certain? they annoy me, like i should behave and legal when i drive over it. there is one about a mile from my house, i'm loading my axe tonight and hacking that biatch up on my way to work.

05-08-2007, 01:21 PM	#2
Jayelin IronMass Vip Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Middletown, Ohio Posts: 791 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 28	Re: WTF are these things I know, I hate those things. I think they're either counting cars or they're a more covert way of tracking speed. __________________ George Orwell was double plus right.

05-08-2007, 02:40 PM	#3
EliteBSU IMPC Contestant Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Minnesota Posts: 460 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 63	Re: WTF are these things i figured it could tell speed by the time between the front and rear wheels going over the cable. today i was behind a school bus. so i drove over it with the front wheels. then waited over it for 10 seconds. then hit the back wheels. should register something like a nice .0034 MPH

05-08-2007, 05:06 PM	#5
Blap Blaow IronMass Sponsor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: London, England Posts: 950 Recipes: 0 Rep Power: 31	Re: WTF are these things They're used to calculate trends in road use (peak use times/ direction/ quietest times etc). Often useful if they're planning road works and they want to know if they can do work at night or they have to close the whole road etc __________________ Blapmungous™

05-08-2007, 08:41 PM	#7
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