What are these

[witzend]

Spent a lot of time on French rds but never saw these before like the Greek omega letter on new surfaced rds an all others but they could have been there a long time

rds.

 

[st3v3]

To indicate direction of travel?

 

[witzend]

To indicate direction of travel?

Don,t think so both in pic are the same but different sides of road

 

[trevskoda]

UFO landing spot.

 

[The laird]

Markers for speeding?

 

[st3v3]

Don,t think so both in pic are the same but different sides of road

Are you sure???

www.specsavers.co.uk

 

[Snapster]

They are markers for speed checking used by the police / gendarmes.

 

[Robmac]

They are markers for speed checking used by the police / gendarmes.

That makes sense. Seems a bit primitive these days though.

 

[Snapster]

That makes sense. Seems a bit primitive these days though.

Not when they use helicopters above and police motorcyclists down the road to stop you !

 

[Robmac]

Not when they use helicopters above and police motorcyclists down the road to stop you !

They do that in the Peak District as well.

 

[winks]

Similar to the old VASCAR system which was used here before the advent of speed cameras?

Cheers

H

 

[trevskoda]

Not when they use helicopters above and police motorcyclists down the road to stop you !

What a waste of moneys and tools when they could be put to better use.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

What a waste of moneys and tools when they could be put to better use.

I think once they're painted on the road Trev there isn't much of a recycling option

 

[Wooie1958]

That makes sense. Seems a bit primitive these days though.

They still use that system over here Rob, white squares painted on the road are 1/4 mile apart so traffic officers can calculate your speed.