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Lamp-post mounted equipment ???
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Several, but not all, of the lampposts on THIS stretch of road have equipment attached about 2 - 3 metres up.
What are they?
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.6187943,-4.011845,3a,75y,145.84h,91.41t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s7rCnWAJ6Z-WsBfCFybnvEA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.618614,-4.0139235,3a,75y,190.32h,83.98t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sG1x0_pRoMzEOAgw1VU8JYw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
What are they?
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.6187943,-4.011845,3a,75y,145.84h,91.41t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s7rCnWAJ6Z-WsBfCFybnvEA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
https://www.google.com/maps/@51.618614,-4.0139235,3a,75y,190.32h,83.98t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sG1x0_pRoMzEOAgw1VU8JYw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
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Could be nodes that control the lights.0
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It looks like its to catch dogs pooping illegally.0
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EdGasketTheSecond wrote: »It looks like its to catch dogs pooping illegally.
If only! Maybe vehicle detectors for traffic counting? With all the new buildings going up maybe they will need to put in new traffic lights?0 -
If it is a busy main road near a major city they could be air quality monitoring units gathering data.
The data is used to devise a clean air zone charging regime,0 -
So basically no-one knows, because it isn't any of the above.Under no circumstances may any part of my postings be used, quoted, repeated, transferred or published by any third party in ANY medium outside of this website without express written permission. Thank you.0
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In the absence of anything further from the OP, from a bit of googling, they look like 'Remote Traffic Microwave Radar Sensors' to me.0
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coffeehound wrote: »In the absence of anything further from the OP, from a bit of googling, they look like 'Remote Traffic Microwave Radar Sensors' to me.
Quite possibly. They look the same. So why so random? And why in place for so long? To whom would they report, and how?Under no circumstances may any part of my postings be used, quoted, repeated, transferred or published by any third party in ANY medium outside of this website without express written permission. Thank you.0
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