Whats this roadside thingy?

[andygo]

I was travelling along a B road near Milton Keynes today and entered a temporary 40 limit near a building site. There was one of these contraptions placed some way into the zone with another placed on the opposite side of the road in a similarly innocuous bit of road.They were not illuminated and didn't show any sign of life.

Does anyone know what their purpose is?

Edited by andygo on Tuesday 2nd May 20:57

[anonymous-user]

Is it a mobile speed warning sign? Going too fast and it flashes up SLOW DOWN maybe?

[andygo]

I thought that, but slowed down anyway before it did anything.

I have never seen anything like that before, interesting..

[Miserablegit]

It’s a juvenile tripod.
Run for the hills

[carinaman]

Run for your lives

[Lester H]

Baby Bletchley Blue is a benign alien , so sophisticated that she adapts her colour to co-ordinate with that of approaching traffic and an element of the sky, in this example, an area of rare blue.

[cuprabob]

That's Alexa, hitching her way to London for the Coronation and will probably meet up with her posh pal Siri.

[MikeGTi]

Mobile CCTV tower with the expensive stuff still in their transport case possibly...

[Chubbyross]

It’s a robot version of Sadiq Khan come to spoil your fun.

[TonyRPH]

It's a (temporary) camera to detect phone usage while drving.

Expect a NIP any day now.

[Deranged Rover]

It's a PA speaker on a stand to bang out some funky choonz to entertain you as you pass by.

There should be another one on the other side of the road for stereo.

[anonymous-user]

Bloody good photo if he/she was driving. Maybe, just perhaps, they stopped the car, handbrake on, engine off, then took a picture?

[the-norseman]

That out towards the East West Rail project? pretty sure it flashes up either slow down or "40"

[andygo]

the-norseman said:

That out towards the East West Rail project? pretty sure it flashes up either slow down or "40"

Yes, that sounds about right area.

Thanks.

Oh, and yes, I was out of the car to take the photo, lol.

[the-norseman]

Whaddon Road

[Heathwood]

Automatic stinger dispenser……..probably.

[CalisenQX]

That’s up the hill towards bottledump roundabout…. They’ve made it all 40mph and it flashes up if you’re exceeding this. In-situ since they removed the EWR depot next to it.

[andygo]

CalisenQX said:

That’s up the hill towards bottledump roundabout…. They’ve made it all 40mph and it flashes up if you’re exceeding this. In-situ since they removed the EWR depot next to it.

Correct!

[57Ford]

It’s a hedge. Commonly used as a border for fields.
Is there a prize?

[essayer]

surprised you made it that far with all the potholes