Daleks on Byway

[PeterNatt]

Contractors are currently replacing a mains gas pipeline valve at a gas station adjacent to a Byway in Hertfordshire. As part of their security team they have installed some fendish 'Dalek' like pieces of equipment which state to passing horses in a loud electronic Irish accented voice 'You have been detected' and then brightly flashing lazer beams of light are emmitted at the passing horse(s). One horse rider was unfortunately thrown from their horse into the adjacent hedge and another horse riders horse bolted. I visited the site manager this morning and have explained the issues to him and his team and he has stated that he will arrange to move them. Yet another day in the exciting life of a BHS Access Officer!

 

[Cragrat]

Very sci-fi, and completely mad!
It would be hilarious if it wasn't dangerous .

 

[catkin]

Is that legal as it is affecting safe passage along a public byway?

 

[Birker2020]

This has been around for a while as its featured on the Considerate Constructors Scheme, Best Practice Hub in varying forms. In principle its a good idea, but not right next to a bridle path.

 

[southerncomfort]

Contractors are currently replacing a mains gas pipeline valve at a gas station adjacent to a Byway in Hertfordshire. As part of their security team they have installed some fendish 'Dalek' like pieces of equipment which state to passing horses in a loud electronic Irish accented voice 'You have been detected' and then brightly flashing lazer beams of light are emmitted at the passing horse(s). One horse rider was unfortunately thrown from their horse into the adjacent hedge and another horse riders horse bolted. I visited the site manager this morning and have explained the issues to him and his team and he has stated that he will arrange to move them. Yet another day in the exciting life of a BHS Access Officer!

I saw these on a site on one of my walking routes and wondered what they were!

Thankfully these ones only go off if you enter the site itself.

 

[poiuytrewq]

I saw these on a site on one of my walking routes and wondered what they were!

Thankfully these ones only go off if you enter the site itself.

Maybe these ones are incorrectly angled?

 

[SDMabel]

BT had to stick about 15 of these all alongside the roadside as someone kept digging up the copper round the cables ,,, they would replace it and two days later same thing again.

Whole village had no landlines and a lot of elderly residents with no ways of contacting people .

I luckily didn't have to hack past them but they are odd looking things !!

How scary for those involved.

 

[southerncomfort]

Maybe these ones are incorrectly angled?

Yes I expect that's the problem.

I wonder what the range is on them.

 

[Bernster]

Well done !

 

[Parrotperson]

oh is that what they do!! We have them in the railway siding near us (luckily not a road horse riders use) and we couldn't figure it out.

I wonder why the Irish accent?!!

 

[Barton Bounty]

These have been about for many years up here

 

[luckyoldme]

They were dotted around the Clydebank windfarm during COVID. ..they must have endless pictures of me peering into them.
No security ever turned up though!