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What could this be? on top of a street light post (i.imgur.com)

submitted 6 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 6 days ago (2 children)

The upright looks like it has a couple line of site antennas and a power/network box probably. Looks like it is running/networking the device pointed downwards. That device likely has a series of sensors for detecting vehicle traffic. This setup helps track traffic for traffic control.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Those circles are probably too small for normal ISM comms links, they are either radar cans or microphones is my guess. The fact that they both have two feeds makes me assume radar.

[–] Cipher22 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I agree with you on the antennas. The device on the bottom kinda looks like a toll road transponder.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

It's possible. Though I think those usually span multiple lanes and include license plate cameras.