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Weird Infra Quiz (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

This is a photo from two years ago, i stood there for a good minute wondering how the hell and why this weird cycle path was there. It is in southern France, on the climb to Col d'Ecre, bit north of Nice.

Take a guess, i finally fully understand.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Nope.

A hint: These two poles and the one with the solar panel make sense of the whole thing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Or a simple bicycle counter - authorities are interested to know how many cyclists are using this route and at what times of day etc.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

No bicycle counter. But times of day is being collected.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Hmm, something like a chip timing station so you can time your climb?

Presumably there would be similar ones at the bottom and top also, and perhaps at other points along the way.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Wait a second. There might be something further down and up the hill that i have not fully understood yet, so this could also be a timing machine, i am not sure. It's not the function that i'm looking for though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

No timing, but this is getting close. There is nothing further down this climb, but this infra apparently also exists on a few other climbs in the area.

I have posted the solution already, but you can keep playing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Perhaps to turn on something like 'Bicycles ahead' warning lights for an upcoming section with poor visibility, or a tunnel or similar.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

No, there is no poor visibility. Google street view from before it was built klick

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Some sort of service station? Maybe there's an air pump and various tools in that box?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Hahaha. Thanks for playing my friends.

But no, you are not sopposed to stop there.