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[SOLVED] Mounted on motorway partitioner in Cyprus (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by steb@discuss.tchncs.de to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world
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All along the motorway these things are mounted on the crash barrier between the lanes. There's one crash barrier for each direction of traffic and only one of them has these things mounted.

There's a couple of different colors, the darker ones fewer, no idea if that is on purpose or coincidence. There's some with white and red stripes at regular intervals.

I can't figure the purpose of these, does anyone know?

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[-] uservoid1@lemmy.world 40 points 11 months ago

Anti glare screen system to hide traffic beams from the other side of the road

[-] steb@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 11 months ago

Oh, that's the purpose? I don't think I'd ever guessed. Thank you.

[-] scrapeus@feddit.de 8 points 11 months ago

Wish we had that in Germany. As great as the autobahn is, when it rains it reflects so much that you don't see the Markings anymore without highbeams.

But maybe that's a northern thing.

[-] abouttocomealive@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

But looking at the picture there is no road behind them, only the path going up the mountain?

[-] steb@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 11 months ago

There's two opposing lanes of traffic on the other side if the barrier, I assure you. Cyprus drives on the left side of the road.

[-] Old_Dude@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Looks like road going up the hill to the right.

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago

Did you know: Open bottom crash barriers decapitate motorcyclists when they crash

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[-] steb@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Now imagine crash barriers made of steel wire. I don't know if they are still used in new projects, but there plenty of them around and a reason they were called cheese slicers.

Edit: I had to look it up and it seems these barriers are being or have been removed: https://www.femamotorcycling.eu/wire-rope-barriers-removed/

[-] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 4 points 11 months ago

They’re common in Australia. One of the reasons that motorcyclists are called “temporary Australians” and “meat crayons”.

[-] steb@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 11 months ago

Ow. That kind of hurts, even if I don't drive a motorcycle these days

[-] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

they knew the risks when they bought those death traps

[-] czardestructo@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

I would have guess to prevent animals from jumping it and wandering in traffic. The markers on the road side are just reflectors for night driving. This is speculation.

[-] steb@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 11 months ago

That would only be effective for blocking access to the lanes in the other direction, these are mounted in the middle of the motorway, not at the edges. But I think the high beam shield is perfectly reasonable as explanation.

[-] 342345@feddit.de 2 points 11 months ago

Wind shields, maybe?

[-] steb@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 11 months ago

Doubtful, why just shield one direction of traffic if so?

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