this post was submitted on 29 Nov 2023
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What is this thing?

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All along the motorway these things are mounted on the crash barrier between the lanes. There's one crash barrier for each direction of traffic and only one of them has these things mounted.

There's a couple of different colors, the darker ones fewer, no idea if that is on purpose or coincidence. There's some with white and red stripes at regular intervals.

I can't figure the purpose of these, does anyone know?

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Anti glare screen system to hide traffic beams from the other side of the road

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago

Oh, that's the purpose? I don't think I'd ever guessed. Thank you.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

Wish we had that in Germany. As great as the autobahn is, when it rains it reflects so much that you don't see the Markings anymore without highbeams.

But maybe that's a northern thing.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

But looking at the picture there is no road behind them, only the path going up the mountain?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

There's two opposing lanes of traffic on the other side if the barrier, I assure you. Cyprus drives on the left side of the road.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Looks like road going up the hill to the right.