Anyone else noticed white marker posts...

[Morningside]

on entrances to smaller country side roads? Spotted a few around Beccles, Blythbrough etc.

White posts with red markers on top. Are they some kind of safety measure? 'cos if so, I cannot see how?

[jackyum]

Something to do with dear???

[Morningside]

In what way? I have seen them crossing there a few times but fail to see the significance of the posts.

The only other point I could see for them is to mark the 'real' road in drifting snow.

Edited by Morningside on Tuesday 19th February 21:46

[Tentenths]

Red markers - do they look similar to a roof apex i.e. an inverted V?

If so, you may well find they're vents for a 'national' fuel supply grid...

[honestbob]

They've been about in the Snape - Aldeburgh area since last summer. They define exactly where the turn off is. This actually has been very useful with all this foggy weather about. Simple and cheap
but it works.

[crankedup]

I have 4 of them outside my house stuck into the verge, they are supposed to signify approaching occasional hazzard. Me exiting my drive cos I'm on a blind corner apparently.

[eccles]

are you sure they're not snow markers?
similar sticks get put up on airfields every autumn to mark where the edges of taxiways/runways are so snow ploughs or aircraft don't drive off onto the soft stuff in the event of snow.

[spitfire-ian]

As far as I'm aware they mark where a gas main or suchlike crosses a boundary. If there is a main running alongside a main road it would stand to reason that they would be either side of a junction.

[darren f]

Like these..?

If so they are aerial marker posts for national oil and fuel supply pipelines- to enable periodically surveying of pipe routes- this is often done by helicopter. I used to work in highway utilities and the authorities / oil cos are very protective of them- hardly surprising when some of the lines are large diameter and very high pressure.

Edited by darren f on Thursday 21st February 20:41

[honestbob]

darren f said:

Like these..?

If so they are aerial marker posts for national oil and fuel supply pipelines- to enable periodically surveying of pipe routes- this is often done by helicopter. I used to work in highway utilities and the authorities / oil cos are very protective of them- hardly surprising when some of the lines are large diameter and very high pressure.

Edited by darren f on Thursday 21st February 20:41

Nope! They are only half as tall as those.

They are too numerous for gas pipes as well.

[Griffophenia]

Spotted some of these



Then some of these



Phil

[crankedup]

Griffophenia said:

Spotted some of these



Then some of these



Phil

Phil, you been having some crazy golf sessions and then onto Darth Vader fight school?

[Morningside]

These are the ones (At blythburgh):