Rubber strips on roads around city

road_high

I see there are rubber strips placed on some roads around town the last week or so. They look like they might be devices for counting traffic volumes? Saw one on the Old Callan road, Tullaroan road and Castle road. Anybody know what exactly they might be?

Wishbone Ash

mfitzy wrote:

I see there are rubber strips placed on some roads around town the last week or so. They look like they might be devices for counting traffic volumes? Saw one on the Old Callan road, Tullaroan road and Castle road. Anybody know what exactly they might be?

Traffic counters.

JohnMc1

There was one on John's Bridge today. I wonder if they are posting traffic lights around there. Good enough if they do. It would teach some of those asshole drivers to stop when someone wants to use the crosswalks on John's St.

brettmirl

Those traffic counters were EVERYWHERE!

What are they at? Trying to decide what road to do up next based on traffic volume? Or have the council brought in more 'experts' to decide on a traffic plan?

Was quite surprised to see that most of them were still intact after last night. Expected to see the one on John's Bridge in the river this morning!

the_syco

Usually a traffic light appears soon afterwards.

Stephen

There's one on green's bridge at the location of the most retarded pedestrian crossing in the country - i.e. the one you can't see if you're coming from wolfe tone st because of the BIG BLOODY WALL.

road_high

Stephen wrote:

There's one on green's bridge at the location of the most retarded pedestrian crossing in the country - i.e. the one you can't see if you're coming from wolfe tone st because of the BIG BLOODY WALL.

Very hard to know what to do with that one. Think the Greenshill residents wanted it there but imo it would be better and safer a bit up the way say outside the Nore bar instead. Hate that junction myself.
Of course a second bridge crossing from the Comer road to the Freshford rd would be the ideal solution to take traffic off Greensbridge. But going by how long it takes to get any infrastructure in place in KK city or county I'm sure I'll be long gone by the time that notion even makes it to planning stage!!

Our man in Havana

The council are also harrassing drivers with surveys this week. I saw them outside the hospital on Tuesday morning and on the comer road on wednesday. They also have the long arm of the law assisting them by forcing people to stop.

brettmirl

They have been doing those on and off for the last two weeks or so now.

Wonder why they are doing it?

No doubt the council have paid big bucks to consultants to tell them that there is actually a lot of traffic passing through on a daily basis.

road_high

I don't how some of these devices aren't getting vandalised by some young thugs- actually I'm really surprised, they're everywhere around Kilkenny.

Our man in Havana

I think they are pretty much vandal proof.

Hmm_Messiah

Bond-007 wrote:

I think they are pretty much vandal proof.

you "think" or "you've found that" ??

kilkenny21m

I saw the man (who installs them!) installing the one at john's bridge at half five in the morning (i was on the way to work, nothing dodgy) so I guess that is the only time he could get peace to install them??!

brettmirl

Noticed driving back up from KK yesterday that there are about 10 of them installed as you drive through Athy now.